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Maybe we need a little Los Tres Amigos every night

“I don’t care about Daddy’s sickness. I care about Daddy!” my little girl cried out from her bedroom on Tuesday night. “I want Daddy!”
Unfortunately, Daddy had been completely knocked down by a nasty fever, hot enough to almost scald my hands as I held them against my face while I tried to sleep after I […]

Maybe it is just too much right now?

The aching sadness in my chest is making me feel like I’ve been hit by one of the Long Island Rail Road trains I have to take every morning. It hurts and I am not sure what is going on.
Yes, it is Monday morning and those have historically been tough on me.
Yes, there is no […]

Their first, and hopefully last, summer sickness

Sunday night after I put the Okapis to bed, I had the yucky, anxious feeling. My Okapis were sick and it sucks knowing they’re going to have a tough time sleeping but there wasn’t much I can do. Elijah had a nasty, chest cough and Jordyn was fighting a fever. It was clear by dinner […]

Why I haven’t written

I really meant to provide an update much sooner, but a lot has been going on. I will go into more detail next week, but so you have some idea of what is happening in Okapiland, here is why I haven’t been able to write.

Haven’t been to work since Wednesday so no train ride to […]

A bloody nose reveals the challenges of parenthood

“There’s blood going down my throat,” my son told me at almost 2am this morning. He had just called me up to their room and all we can do is sit and wait with a tissue in my hand and the box at my feet.
I sat next to him on his bed, shoulder to shoulder, […]

Our trip to the Dentist

When the Okapis went to the dentist a few weeks ago, I wasn’t there and I felt terribly about it. Now that Jordyn needs her cavities filled, I wanted to be there (you know how I like to be The One). Fortunately, it was on the same day as the inspection for THE HOUSE (so […]