Watching The Movie Where The Wild Things Are With My Boys

My excitement to see the film, Where The Wild Things Are, was deflated when I read some mixed reviews about it. I was not ready to suffer through another children’s film where my children and I leave the theater moody and quiet without any desire to discuss the film. The film, Cloudy With a Chance of...

Parents Need Children

I was peacefully sitting at my desk writing when a nagging compulsion to phone my children came over me. I was meeting my in-laws in Vail the next day to retrieve the boys but felt that something was not right. Brevitt answered the phone in tears. It appears that his high energy was spinning slightly out of...

Going On Outdoor Ed Trips With Your Children

“I’m bleeding mommy”, yelled Brevitt  as I typed away at my computer. “I’ll be there in a second”, I yelled not quite ready to handle yet another injury. I shot up running when Axel came in a few seconds later and accused me of caring more about my computer than I did about Brevitt who was...

TERRIBLE TWOS

I really would like to know who termed the phrase, “Terrible Twos.” I am quite aware that girls develop differently than boys. Ok, faster. They are generally potty trained one year earlier, they learn how to speak in full sentences while the boys are still mooing and baaaing, and of course, they...

Imagining Life Without Children

This morning, capturing the pure essence of why I have children, my little four year old woke me up in bed by whispering in my ear, “mommy, do you see how beautiful it is outside?” When people ask me if I love having children my answer is always conflicted. Honestly, I love having children. It...