Daisy | November 22, 2010
Turning the corner from fall toward winter has been my least happy, least functional time of year (when on the East Coast at least) for as long as I can remember. There are bonuses to this time of year, of course, like the holidays, and the clothes. Although I am less enamored by the loveliness [...]
Daisy | August 12, 2010
I’m on a plane now returning from the first vacation of longer than one day without my son, joining my husband on a business trip onto which we tacked a couple extra days for leisure. It gave me an opportunity to see my Alma Mater again, and apparently I turned a tad melancholy. Many [...]
Daisy | July 13, 2010
“One and Done.” The first time I heard the phrase, I thought it was too cute by half. Now, though, I see it’s elegance. It’s pithy, leaves little opening for intrusive follow up questions, and is breezy enough to let it be known that you are absolutely fine and happy with an only child. Everyone [...]
Daisy | July 13, 2010
If you ask me to pinpoint the moment my son became more to me than a primal responsibility, when my instinct went beyond protection and blossomed into love, I do not know that I could give you a straight answer. It certainly wasn’t the fist smile. I don’t think we ever knew for sure when [...]
Daisy | July 13, 2010
Everyone’s first months with a baby is a blur. It’s the sleep deprivation haze combined with the military seriousness of having a tiny life to defend. I am not one of those moms that experienced love at first sight with my little guy. But, I took the responsibility of motherhood exceptionally seriously. Maybe too [...]
