Sarah Rise Weekly Updates

The past couple of days have felt difficult, which is interesting as I look at the earlier part of the week which felt full of exciting things. The exciting things… There was one morning when Sarah took off her pajamas without being told to. She proceeded to get ready for school easily with no difficulty… Read more »

Sarah tied her shoe by herself!! This is all thanks to her OT. They have been working on it for a long time. At the end of her session on Wednesday, Sarah put on her shoe and tied it so I could watch. I love how many things move from laughably impossible to totally achievable…. Read more »

I recently took a Reiki 1 class and it was transformative. It helped me see that I want to prioritize taking care of my inner landscape the same way I’ve been aiming to stay on top of cleaning my house. When I feel my irritation tighten my chest, I want to pause to center myself… Read more »

This was a rough week for Sarah’s face. On Monday (after she and Amy were fighting over who got the elephant watering can), Sarah tripped and bumped her tooth on the sidewalk, resulting in a chipped front grown-up tooth. Tomorrow she goes to the dentist to see if it is fixable. I really hope it… Read more »

The fort built with the help of one of our sitters, A., is still mostly intact. Every night the girls read together in their reading nook before going to sleep in their sleeping bags. Last night I sat with them while Amy read to Sarah and Sarah chimed in with certain lines that she loved…. Read more »

One night the girls performed a concert and play for us, largely dictated by Amy. Sarah participated as the bus driver and said her lines when Amy prompted her to with a snap. Before Amy snapped Sarah popped her head out of the tent bus and said “Amy your bus is here!” That was hilarious…. Read more »

Yesterday was a glorious spring day, almost summery in its warmth. We had a picnic in our tree house. The girls had a friend come over, and they played together in a sprinkler octopus brought by the friend. We cleaned the deck and decided to give away some large kid items that were cluttering the… Read more »

I started wearing an old coat that I haven’t really worn for years. It is long and black and I used to wear it all the time. When I resuscitate a piece of my old clothing it feels like an inner part of the essential me sits up gasping for air and I realize how… Read more »

The Evolution of a Disney Vacation Several months ago… Lots of our friends and family love Disney and take their kids often. Maybe we should do it too before our kids get too old for it to seem magical. A few weeks ago…this is exciting knowing we are taking the girls to Disney World but… Read more »

Carl and I have often joked that I could hide presents for him on top of the eggs in the fridge because in the past that area was somehow invisible to him. Now I have nothing to say for myself because last Sunday, after I sent out my update, Carl put flowers for me in… Read more »