I’ve been slow to go through the photographs from our vacation in July. Like most vacations, it was a fantastic opportunity to relax and unwind and unplug – but all of that seemed to fly out the window once we touched back down to earth. I started sorting through the photos last weekend, and I…
Author: thirdstoryies
these days
These days are long, and I am tired. Yesterday afternoon the heavens let loose, and rain and wind and hail and thunder meant that afternoon soccer practices and afternoon runs were cancelled. I headed home and everyone else arrived soon after. I turned to greet the little one, but she had already headed upstairs, two…
(story)time: Ramona the Pest (and all the rest)
We’re knee deep in the Ramona books around here. When we finished the bookshelves in our living room my parents brought us boxes and boxes of my old books, including most of Beverly Cleary’s works. A few weeks ago I was watching the girls walk ahead of me, and something about the two of…