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“Mom always liked you best!”

In: Parenting

Inspired by a weekend conversation.
I love Noah best because he loves showtunes as much as I do and when he was a baby, he’d stop cycling his little arms and slow down just to stare whenever one of my co-workers started to sing “Summertime.”
I love Madison best because music — any music — makes her [...]

Weaning Noah, not nursing Madison

In: Adoption, Parenting

Actually I should switch that title around.
Aidelmaidel is right; I did some preparation to nurse the baby that was coming to us pre-Pennie. But after our match/unmatch, I felt like preparing for it was making me too focused on the idea of the baby being mine, which felt wrong to me. After Madison arrived, it [...]

Things I’m glad I’ve done

In: Adoption, Parenting

I mentioned that the conference made me glad about some parenting choices we’ve made specifically in regards to parenting an adopted child. I’m going to share them here with the caveat that I don’t think that we did it “right” and anyone who does it differently is “wrong.” I’m sharing it to say that as [...]

Wifi should be free

In: Parenting

I’m sitting here in the Chicago airport updating on MarsEdit (it’s a blog editing program) but I won’t be able to upload here because their wifi isn’t free. I’m hoping Madison sleeps on the next leg of our trip because that child chattered the whole way here and my brain hurts. She’s pretty wired. We [...]

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"In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write."
~Pearl S. Buck

About Me

I have two kids and a delightfully odd husband, Brett. My children are Noah (born to us in 1997) and Madison (born to her first mom, Pennie, in 2004 and brought to our family through a domestic, open adoption). They are my inspiration and also the reason I don't get more done around here.

I'm a writer and sometimes I get published, which is a nice thing. I write for joy, I write for money and when I'm very lucky, both things happen at the same time. My work appears in national publications including Yoga Journal, Disney's Family.com, Utne, Wondertime, Brain Child and Salon. Currently I am working on a book about my daughter's adoption and seeking representation for the proposal. I also own Smart Cookie Communications with my husband.

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