Thank you for the lovely comments you made on my Love Story post yesterday.

Thanks for all the love and support, everyone. The truth is, our community of friends and family has been instrumental in helping us through the difficult times in our marriage, and has been a source of constant joy and celebration during the happy times. I could have taken ( Read more... )

( 19 Years )

Don't ask me why he only had three. We're all supposed to have four. Not Ian. He's quirky that way, I guess ( Read more... )

Today is our 14th wedding anniversary.

Fourteen years ago I knit my life together with Ian's and I have never had a moment's regret. We are sailing through this life together with intention, with labor, and with persistent delight in each other. We allow each other to dream, to rage, to unfold. We are both patient and impatient to explore all life ( Read more... )

Sometimes I just gotta count up some current blessings. It reminds me everything’s OK.

I don’t have to look at any more icky skin disease pictures.

Asher fell asleep beautifully today with just one picture-book story. I love the symmetry of that and it's rare.

Lucas’s Eurhythmy class today was really fun to watch. The kids have all grown so ( Read more... )

I'm taking the day off work today in honor of my birthday and in acknowledgment of the dire state of our house. We spent the morning cleaning and puttering. Lucas scrubbed the guest bathroom, so it's safe for you to come over: Nothing grimy will eat you while you're in there. My bathroom is another story.

At this moment the house is blessedly quiet ( Read more... )

I love my friends. I mean, I love them with all of me. I love them laughing, screaming, sweaty, barfing, sleeping, running, overeating, dieting, hurting, reconfiguring, breaking down, building shit, creating art, high, sick, tired, gambling, pole dancing, frolicking, fucking up, drunk, birthing, waiting, rescuing, yearning, free and caged. In all ( Read more... )

For this small moment, this one fleeting magical phrase, I have worked tirelessly, selflessly, sleeplessly, and often lonesomely for two years and two months exactly:

"I love you."

Asher said this to me tonight for the first time.

I finally have the whole morning to work on libmemcached functions! This is great because I really need to kick ass on this thing. The publisher finally sent me answers to four queries. I'm thrilled because now I can just fix stuff instead of wondering whether I understand it correctly and querying everything, which is a waste of time ( Read more... )

"Love is everything it's cracked up to be-It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for."  -Erica Jong