Much has happened in the past few weeks. The craziness is still ongoing. I plan on writing about it soon, when I can gather my thoughts together cohesively, but this post is all about Ethan. He’s off to Idaho to spend two and a half weeks with Jack’s parents, like last year, and I will […]
Author Archives: Abi Bowling
My Left Eye
June 15, 2011 – 11:36 pm
A little over three years ago I started experiencing issues with my eyes. I would wake up in the mornings and feel like little demons were jabbing red-hot pokers in my eyes. You know how it feels when you get an eyelash or some grit or something in your eye? Multiply that by a hundred. […]
Hello, Captain Obvious
June 8, 2011 – 11:53 am
If you greet my little ones with a “How are you” you will more than likely see Henry pat himself on the chest with the reply, “I Ehn-wee!”
Not scary
May 25, 2011 – 9:35 pm
Tonight after lights out Miranda exclaims, “Monsters!! OH NO!” “No, Miranda,” I say after coming into their room. “There are no monsters in this house. Only love.” I kind of pull that last bit out of my…uh…I kind of come up with that one on the fly. I leave their room after a series of […]
Stall tactic
April 23, 2011 – 9:48 pm
The scene: Ethan’s room. Ethan and Jack have just finished a game of chess on Jack’s phone. It is past bedtime. Jack gets up to leave. Ethan: I’m really scared about the dark. I’m scared about monsters. Jack: Well, there is a light on in the bathroom. You can see everything in here so it’s […]
