I’m sitting with Kiddo as she gets her hair braided professionally by a Black woman for the first time. I screwed up to start with by not buying enough hair for braiding in, and Seth had to rescue us by going to the store to buy more. But aside from that glitch, it’s going great!Continue reading “Hair Day Catchup”
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Summer is Half Over!
Egads! Time is flying!! But we still have plenty of family fun coming up. First up: We will have a weekend visit with Sunny and Sprout’s fam this weekend. This particular visit is exciting because Kiddo wants to come! She hasn’t been to a visit yet. I’m so happy she’s interested in going. If sheContinue reading “Summer is Half Over!”
“Oh, that’s cool, I guess.”
I flipped through my memories the other day on Facebook and came across this one: Overheard, man and woman talking in the elevator.Woman: How old is the baby now?Man: 5 weeks, and she has lungs like an opera singer!(conversation ensues all about the man’s baby.)Woman: Did you know I have a baby now? I’m aContinue reading ““Oh, that’s cool, I guess.””
The Winds of Change
The girls just got back from a visit with their Mama. Once a month, the case worker takes the girls to meet Mama at a city halfway between where we live and where Mama lives. They get to see their siblings usually at these visits too. When they got back, the case worker, who hasContinue reading “The Winds of Change”
