by Kate | Apr 14, 2019 | Family
For Mary Alice’s birthday, she asked for tea time. My mother has been collecting tea cups and saucers since before I was born. I can remember searching antique stores and flea markets every year for her birthday and mother’s day for the perfect addition to...
by Kate | Apr 10, 2019 | Family
Dear little Miss Mary Alice, As your father, writing on a very fancy blog, watching you wear a very fancy dress after a very fancy party, I am inclined to write as a Victorian. Therefore, I will do so, forthwith! I write to you today on the occasion of your fourth...
by Kate | Mar 28, 2019 | Family
Very soon, you will outgrow together bathtimes. Each night, when I say ‘bathtime?’, you both run for the stairs ready to play with boats and bubbles. Some nights are peaceful as you both unwind. Some nights are crazy as water splashes everywhere and you...
by Kate | Mar 26, 2019 | Family
Today I heard the most beautiful parenting talk, given by Tricia Hoyt. She is a long time friend with the wisdom of growing four children into adulthood. She gave loads of amazing and practical tips, all with her enthralling Irish accent – which I’m...
by Kate | Mar 12, 2019 | Adoption, Family
There is a plaque on my desk that says, “share your story, to set someone else free.” My sweet friend, Cindy, gave that to me years ago and encouraged me in my writing. I look at that plaque every day and wonder why I don’t write more about our days....
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