Jennifer Briggs

I am getting over a cold and feel like I have been in the same hamster wheel of thoughts, beliefs, and feelings that I have been in before regarding decisions about schooling next year. This time it has felt even more intense internally so maybe it makes sense that I feel sort of beat up…. Read more »

I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around an idea lately which seems very simple but profound. When a day or moment is done and I notice how much I did or did not do, maybe that is just information. It doesn’t have to be something that I beat myself up about. Maybe if I… Read more »

Sarah’s fine motor abilities and attentiveness continue to expand. Carl recently found Sarah wearing my pajama shirt, fastening and unfastening the buttons repeatedly all by herself!! Holy moly!!!!! Her drawings of smiley faces and stick people have improved notably. She continues to enjoy practicing writing. We played at least 4 rounds of tic-tac-toe where she… Read more »

Merry belated Christmas if that is what you celebrate. We had a lovely Christmas morning. The girls were either totally immersed in a new toy or couldn’t open the new packages fast enough. It is exciting to note Sarah’s progress via the toys that I now think are a good fit. To name just a… Read more »

Recently the girls had what I consider their first inside joke. I have no idea how it started, but now it has become a family joke and a useful alternative to cursing….”Oh coffee!” The girls were saying this back and forth and giggling for minutes on end. Yesterday when I got mad about something inanimate,… Read more »

This week I have had more epiphanies. I felt like I realized the solution to life, the universe, and everything. And then I interacted with my children. So, I haven’t figured it all out. But, I think that even having a new enlightened thought is helpful, even if I only think it for a moment… Read more »

I can’t believe it has only been a week. The start of this week felt amazing. I went to bed super early and the girls slept well the first 2 or 3 nights. I had an epiphany that the door to the Sarah-Rise room was really the door to the house rather than the specific… Read more »

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a lovely visit with Carl and Sonia’s parents and grandfather. Amy got to use her newly learned phrase, “How you doin’?” and Sarah said the family word “kapshida” that means “let’s go” in Korean. One of our goals for the past several months has been… Read more »

Last weekend Carl took Sarah out to ride her tricycle. At one point she was on a slight sideways slope and lost her balance a tiny bit. When she recovered her balance she said, “Close, Dinosaur, real close” which references one of our favorite books, Dinosaur vs. the Potty. I love her sense of humor… Read more »

This week involved Sarah opening, reaching, unfastening, and fastening all sorts of things, some of which were new, some of which were old, all of which point to her growing sneakiness and independence. She can now unbuckle the top part of her carseat. She was attempting to open the car door while the car was… Read more »