A tale of two kids. But mostly one.

I have very different relationships with each of my kids. With one, it is as close to a mother-child relationship as can be. With the other, it is solidly camped out on the step-mother side and, according to that child, an evil one at that. I always wonder if that's actually normal - if all … Continue reading A tale of two kids. But mostly one.

Surviving Chaos (is how I’ll remember this story)

We never had a proper housewarming party when we moved into this house. I'm debating having one now, five years later, as we've just lived through new flooring. A floor-warming, perhaps. A reward for surviving the last week and an overdue reward for surviving our move in. Our move in was a rather chaotic. It … Continue reading Surviving Chaos (is how I’ll remember this story)