All of my white friends are claiming that Cindy and I look “soooo much alike.” So, just in case we all look the same to you, I AM THE ONE ON THE LEFT, GUYS.
Archive for March, 2009
the mystery of family
Posted in family, tagged adoption, family on 03.10.2009 | 2 Comments »
So, I’m about to meet my sister for the first time.
Tomorrow she and her husband are flying from Portland to Raleigh. It will be a long day for them. They’re arriving close to midnight, then going straight to a hotel. We’ll see them for the first time on Thursday morning – we figured it [...]
maybe they’re really magic, who knows
Posted in family, tagged home on 03.9.2009 | 2 Comments »
My grandmother’s doctor says that she has dementia. In typical Grandma fashion, she is taking the news with a shrug and a shake of the head, insisting that “all old people are forgetful!” Say what you will about my grandmother, and I could say plenty, but the woman is like the Unsinkable Molly Brown, [...]
one year.
Posted in family, photos, tagged abigail, holidays, motherhood on 03.6.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Written on the evening of February 22. I posted this at Triangle Mamas and my private journal as well, so apologies to those of you who’ve now been subjected to my sappiness twice.
Dear Abigail,
Tomorrow is your first birthday.
Your birthday may be Feb. 23, but it’s the entirety of the 22nd I spent in labor. This [...]
they start the day right in the bright early morn
Posted in family, literature, tagged abigail, holidays, motherhood on 03.4.2009 | 5 Comments »
Over the past couple of weeks, Abigail has received a number of wonderful birthday presents from friends and family alike. There were only three gifts, in the end, that I neglected to hand over to her. One: the totally scary-beyond-all-reason doll my grandmother gave her (comes with her own choking hazards, I mean, tiny bottle [...]
a week of one
Posted in family, tagged abigail, motherhood on 03.3.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abigail is so careful when she pets the cat. I’m impressed that she already knows how important it is to be gentle with Eliza, who, like all cats, has a memory as long as her tail and knows how to avoid those who offend her. Abby may chase Eliza around a bit, she [...]
