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Moving and the Slow, Spontaneous Summer

It’s been awhile since I posted here. In addition to the typical frantic end of the school year antics, we were moving.  If someone were to tell me how difficult moving is, I would never have believed them. My whole perspective of time is off. Everything is a blur of brown boxes and packing tape. … Continue Reading →

Tuesday's tips: Document life, don't store it

I like to document life. That’s probably pretty obvious. I am a blogger, writer, and novice photographer. There are envelopes and boxes all over my house  filled with notes, pictures, scraps of ticket stubs, and concert programs. I even still have a handful of journals filled with poetry my best friend and I wrote in … Continue Reading →

May 11 is CdLS Awareness Day

It’s amazing how four letters can change your life. Four letters have had a profound impact on the person I am today, the mother I am, and the wife. The letters are “CdLS” and they stand for a little heard of genetic condition called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. Named after the Dutch pediatrician who first … Continue Reading →