by Heidi | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Who doesn’t love a story about an underdog? I’m always captivated by the Olympic champions who are products of blue-collar towns, defying improbable odds to stand on the podium and receive their medals. Only you, Mary Lou. Rulon Gardner. Kerri Strug. Wilma...
by Heidi | May 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Photo by Tom Piorkowski This is not my view today, but how I wish it was. Summer is just around the corner. The daydreams come more frequently now; lazy mornings at the beach, digging holes with the boys and building just one more fort with sticks and seaweed....
by Heidi | May 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
It only takes one status update to send you reeling. Last night I closed my eyes to avoid seeing the devastation. Selfishly, I just wanted a peaceful night’s sleep. This morning I cocooned the boys in the safety of Shaun the Sheep on Netflix. I vowed that not...
by Heidi | May 7, 2013 | The Ten on Tuesdays, Uncategorized
Because it’s raining (still)…because my boys are begging to go to the pool that doesn’t open for two more weeks…because I have visions of my toes in the sand and a light, fluffy read in my hands… I’m linking up with The Broke and...
by Heidi | May 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
They’re coming. The descent of the 17-year cicada is upon us. I could just cry. We lived in North Carolina all of 47 minutes before the middle child spotted a cicada carcass in our new backyard and completely lost his mind. Absolutely terrified. Combine this...
by Heidi | Apr 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
It happened again this morning. At the vet with our ten year old dog, time for his annual check up. When the doctor came in, my mind stumbled. That’s not the one. Then I remembered. We are here. Now. Almost three years and it seems like a life time since we...
