One year ago, at this very moment, I was not yet a mom of five. But very, very close. I was probably attempting to sleep. The lights in the room were low. The stereo was tuned to the classical music station. And Joel was nearing the gush of life into his newly unfurled lungs with […]

Yesterday our family split in two, divided down the line of boys vs. girls. The five members of the blue team went to “A Day Out With Thomas” at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Lee wore Joel in the backpack carrier and scrambled after the rest of the Thomas fanatics with a bravery that takes my […]