Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015!
It’s hard to believe another year has passed. Time really does seem to go by faster the older you get! We kicked off 2014 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where we’d spent...
Category: Everyday Life
From Surgery to Stool Samples
We started our morning at Boston Children’s Hospital by meeting with a cardiac surgical fellow who described in horrifying detail exactly what they will do during Evan’s open heart surgery to repair his cardiac defects....
When LGBT Microaggressions Add Up
Today I got a call from the nurse practitioner that will be working with us when Evan has his sedated echo next week. It was a typical pre-op phone call, mostly to rule out...
The Day We’ve Dreaded Is Finally Here
So Evan’s body is telling us that it’s ready for his VSD to be closed. I was expecting Evan’s cardiologist to utter these words today, but it didn’t make the news any easier to bear....
Review of LEGOLAND® Discovery Center in Boston, MA
As a kid, I loved LEGOS®. I made houses, towers, cars, mini-cities – anything I could think of in my imagination. I rarely stayed on script, most often straying from the instructions that came...
10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Adventurous Tots
With the holidays right around the corner, we’ve been thinking about what to get Addison, Evan and Kate for Christmas and Hanukkah. All three of our kids love the outdoors, and exploring the world...
A Week of Halloween Fun: Halloween 2014
Last year we were very low-key during Halloween. The twins were just eight weeks old, and as excited as Addie was to don her monkey costume and trick-or-treat, it was a short night. This...
Happy Birthday Evan & Kate! The Twins Are One!
It’s hard to believe we are moms to one year old twins! So much has happened this past year – good, tough, and in between. These two have continued to shake things up since they...
Visiting the Goats at Split Creek Farm, Anderson, SC
A trip to South Carolina wouldn’t be complete without a visit to our favorite goat dairy – Split Creek Farm in Anderson, SC. Though the farm is an awesome, award-winning goat dairy in its own...
You Are Not Alone: Battling Indifference
Like many children born in the 70’s, I grew up in a community that didn’t speak about depression or mental illness. Yet, my mother seemed to have a different perspective than most people. She...