Mama tells me that I used to call Maryann my baby doll. The most notorious story of the two of us was when I convinced Maryann that I needed to cut her hair. I was four, she was two. So you can only imagine how lovely the haircut turned out. My mom said that Maryann […]
My Childhood Neighborhood
My childhood neighborhood was amazing, it was magical. It was a Sandlot kind of neighborhood. There was a community pool, tons of kids, the iconic grumpy, old couple that lived across the street, the grandfatherly next door neighbor who became a family member, & tons of kool-aid stands. The house that I grew up in […]
My Fallen Star
Pregnancy sucked. I’m just going to go ahead and lay out it there for ya. I hated being pregnant. Don’t get me wrong, I had some very beautiful moments during the 39 weeks, like hearing the heart beat for the first time, feeling the first kick, seeing him on the ultrasound, finding out he was […]
August Brings Nostalgia
I took Lboy to see the university’s campus. I wanted to show him where mommy & daddy used to take classes. I also wanted to visit campus since I have decided to not attend school this year (my place has been reserved for next year though.) I love the start of the new school year, buying […]
The only constant in life is Change
Today I was at my grandparents’ house looking at old, black and white pictures of my grandmother’s parents, of my grandmother when she was a little girl and pictures of her when she was my age with little babies hugging her ankles. That’s when this thought/feeling ran over me like a freight train that LIFE just feels so much […]
I’m Afraid I’ll Forget
Diane Leonard While we were doing our bedtime routine with Lboy tonight I was struck with such an overwhelming sense of happiness. And then I was struck with a gripping fear of forgetfulness. The fear of not wanting to ever forget that particular moment. Lboy had crawled up into Todd’s lap, handed him his favorite book, […]
