friendship – coatsquotes

TOO

On Christmas Day (but really before that because we couldn’t wait so we just did the whole shebang two days early), we brought home a baby Labrador Retriever and named her Penny. I’m a new labmom, and I want to offer you some ways to know if you are ready to be a labmom too. I’mContinue reading “TOO”

TOGETHER

A few months ago I was talking to a friend of mine. She said this to me: “You just always seem like you’ve got it together.” Um-hum. Fluke. And then today a co-worker said the exact same thing. I am beyond befuddlement. I do not know who they see. So let me set the recordContinue reading “TOGETHER”

STORM

I grew up in a really, really small town in rural Indiana. Really small. So small, that when my family moved away in 1998, the population dropped a full percentage point. Our ‘community days’ festival consisted of between 4-6 venders down Main Street, which, when blocked, made absolutely zero difference in the traffic. During saidContinue reading “STORM”

BECOME

I remember being in the concrete driveway of your old house. You had effortlessly set up an entire play land of activities with hula hoops, giant homemade bubble wands, a crazy sprinkler, and a little kiddy pool. You were quietly keeping order while sun bathing, and eventually you stood up, picked up a hula hoop,Continue reading “BECOME”

FISH

We have a new pet fish. It all started 6 years and 6 weeks ago. I know exactly because this was the first time I took my 20 month old and 3 week old babies out in public, alone. I decided to brave the 9 minute drive for the 22 minute story time atContinue reading “FISH”

FRIENDS

Growing up I saw my mom invest in her friendships. She was never too busy for a cup of coffee with a friend. Sometimes they would laugh together, sometimes they would cry. Sometimes they would walk, or ask me to leave the room. (That was actually a little hard, because I have thought of myselfContinue reading “FRIENDS”