Jennifer Briggs

We had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving. I am so grateful for all of the blessings in my life and that includes all of you dear readers. A week ago, Amy was eating muenster cheese. Sarah tried to say the word and had a tiny bit of difficulty. Amy said “muenster. try it, Sarah.” Amy… Read more »

Sarah’s hands are much much much better. I have been using Rodan + Fields Soothe #3 on them. This is not a cheap solution, but it is the only lotion (so far) where Sarah doesn’t say “it stings” when we put it on and the only one where she doesn’t seem to get new blisters… Read more »

Thinking about William has helped me focus more on choosing love. In practice this has meant that in many small moments when normally I would get mad or tight, I have been softening. I have had some grumpy moments, but they have been smaller. What I really celebrate are the small moments in which I… Read more »

When I read the news of William’s death I was at home helping the girls get ready for the day. Thank goodness I was. I started crying hard as soon as I saw the subject line. The girls were so sweet. They just sat with me and listened and gave me hugs and kisses. Throughout… Read more »

We had the best Halloween yet! By best I suppose I mean most typical-feeling. The weather was good and we were ready at the very start of trick-or-treating. Instead of all of us going, Carl took the girls out and I stayed home to hand out treats. Carl was able to stay back on the… Read more »

The blessing of this week is that Sarah’s regular eczema on her fingers did not clear fully enough for me to try a new food for her.  This is a blessing because mid-week she got hives on her hands and inner elbows and we have no idea why. It could be the soap I started… Read more »

It’s that time of year again when I start visiting schools and thinking about what will make sense for next year. Sarah’s current school situation is so dreamy and perfect but the school doesn’t go beyond kindergarten. Visiting schools means that I often see that there is a disparity in what I dream Sarah is… Read more »

We are in the middle of a lovely visit with Grammy and Granddad. For many visits, the main thing Sarah wants to do is pretend to cry while sitting on Granddad’s lap. For this visit she is still wanting to do that but not quite as often or as persistently. Last night Grammy and the… Read more »

It has been another great week. I feel like both girls suddenly reached new levels with some of their abilities. I realize it is probably a long gradual process but sometimes it feels like a “kachunk” to a new place. Amy is suddenly coloring inside the lines, with her usual eye for interesting color combinations…. Read more »

Overall, I rocked the week. It was Sonia’s vacation week and I kept up with the cleaning/groceries/cooking/laundry and was a creative and kind mom too. I felt like Sarah and I had a better connection than we have had in a while, probably because I was spending more time with her. I lost my flow… Read more »