Last night was Summit's first night away from home. He spent the night at Ben's parent's and I think that he would not have gone there if up to me alone!! As I packed his bag and got all of his stuff ready to go, I became emotional and if it weren't for all the people saying "its for his good" or something like that, he'd be with me right now. I haven't called my in-laws yet today, I feel like I … [Read more...]

I don't know if it's because I'm not nursing anymore, or just that it's summer time, but I've been really sentimental lately. I was listening to Vivaldi's The 4 Seasons the other day and it brought childhood memories back of dancing around in dress-up clothes. I can just hear the violin right now! We would wear long, flowing silky night gowns that had belonged to our great-grandmother, Granny … [Read more...]

muggy summer twilight, tree frogs singing their evening lullabies, the surprising cool breeze of an approaching summer storm.the sky lights up like a summer fireworks show, a tango of lights curling and twirling in a seductive dance high above the earth. every tree is spotlighted, frozen for a second in awkward shock, the mountains loom like giants over the landscape. braver streaks make their way … [Read more...]