Category Archives: General

I am thankful for dark chocolate. Every.single.day. I am thankful for the opportunity to be parents, if only for a little while. The experience is so rich, so difficult, so rewarding, and so valuable to me I am thankful that … Continue reading →

Why is November so SHORT this year? October lasted forever. November, not so much. I am looking forward to all the Thanksgiving festivities and the holidays to follow, but I am left a bit breathless by the relentless pace. I … Continue reading →

Did you know that there is a huge storm off the eastern coast right now? With massive flooding, high winds, and power outages? And did you know that Heidi and I are in the middle of it, stuck on Chincoteague, … Continue reading →

See you next year, favorite month!            

It was really, really big.   And really, really fun!           And while the wide-angle does not love my face, the boy does, and I love him. "Allyson, can you take a picture of me and … Continue reading →

      Because doing your homework in the leaf pile is the best.thing.ever.     A bed of leaves for small autumn sprites!

    And yesterday, a beautiful day and an abyssmal game. We weren't too bothered, though, since I wouldn't call either of us Browns fans. We do root for them though. It was enough to be out on that glorious … Continue reading →

I miss blogging. I love little A, and I would do this again, but I hate this process–the not-knowing, the dealing with all the bureaucracy, wondering if we'll have any return on all the time, money, love, emotion, self, that … Continue reading →

Heidi, Chad, Little A., and I went to Boo at the Zoo in Cleveland this past Sunday. Little A went dressed as a bear, and he was super cute! Heidi was a Polynesian woman, and while cute is not a … Continue reading →

It is the best month of the year! So why do I always feel sick in October?? My sinuses rebel, my head hurts, my neck is sore, and I feel like a train wreck when I wake up every morning. … Continue reading →

First, we picked apples.         Then, after nap, we went on a hike.     Finally, after this active day, a day during which I hadn't had a shower, or done my hair, or vacuumed the hairy … Continue reading →

Wow, it's Wednesday already! I'm still in weekend mode for some reason, which works against me when I need to do weekish stuff instead. This past weekend, we were in Pittsburgh for Chad's oldest (and I mean OLD) brother's 40th … Continue reading →

Yay, it's cold today! I am very excited about this, because I get to wear my sweater and slippers. I think I am also getting my annual autumn sinus infection. I am not so excited about that. We went on … Continue reading →

Having fun is exhausting. Really, it is. It takes concentration and lots of energy and a willingness to wear silly hats and dance with small children in public. Also, a willingness to get dirty, be hot and thirsty, and chase … Continue reading →

We walked for over two hours and probably covered around 1.5 miles. When he wasn't whining for me to carry him, he was running. I didn't carry him, because, as I never failed to point out to him, I was … Continue reading →