Comments on: Still Life with Sun

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:19:51 +0000

I took some great crying pictures of Oliver. I'll try to find them for you. You are also building a great stable of family legends, aren't you? Some you share here, some just among your actual family, but I'll bet those include the favorite meltdowns and tantrums and tiredness. In my family, some of our best stories are not about the happy moments. They become inflated in the multiple retelling until the foot stomps shake the roof, and the screams alert dogs three blocks away, but it's part of validating all of our emotions, not just the happy ones. Margaret’s last blog post..Different Strokes For Different Folks

By: stacey

stacey — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:28:39 +0000

I am glad to hear you grandpa is doing better!! That is fantastic news!
I am tired all the time and I don’t have kids. So maybe it is better, otherwise I would be comatose.

stacey’s last blog post..Mardi Gras Time

By: SoMo

SoMo — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:05:39 +0000

You need to start taking all those not so perfect pictures, now. You are missing out on prime blackmail material for later. Glad to hear grandpa is doing well and will be home soon. May he continue to do well. SoMo’s last blog post..Big Boy!

By: leendaluu

leendaluu — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:24:24 +0000

Happy to hear your grandfather is recovering well. Hope you and CS and Sun have a brilliant 2009!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:24:14 +0000

My photos help me .. they truly help me "see" my boys. I too feel like I am tired all.the.time. And it makes me mad that sometimes they just want to play and I just want to sleep. But I am thankful for the photos.. because I can look back and see that they are smiling.. and that maybe, just maybe they don't see just how tired their mama is?? maybe?? Kim’s last blog post..Mirror Mirror I need a favor

By: Ed (zoesdad)

Ed (zoesdad) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:35:11 +0000

We tend to put the cameras down comforting the meltdowns and cries rather than shooting them. Though I have found they make for some pretty cool photos. Glad to hear the good news of your Granddad. Ed (zoesdad)’s last blog post..It's a Festival

By: lilalia

lilalia — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:54:50 +0000

Such good news about your grandfather. All the best for a quick and full recovery. I hear you about being tired with a small girl in the house. My sister once told me that small kids are a magnet for joy and a black hole for love and energy. Without knowing why, they can leave parents drained of every last drop. lilalia’s last blog post..Ridiculous, but still...

By: Jane Moneypenny

Jane Moneypenny — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:33:39 +0000

I’m glad your grandfather is feeling better. He’s in my thoughts and prayers!

My friend takes pics of her kids mid-tantrum; it’s strangely cute…

I’m tired now as a single person. But I think I may look forward to the tired that comes as a mother. Someday.

By: Tara R.

Tara R. — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:33:05 +0000

That is good to hear about your grandfather. I hope he has a speedy and complete recovery. I wish I had more photos of my second child. We went camera crazy with our oldest. I'm making up for it now. I have a ton of photos of the teen boy now. I don't think I've ever gotten over the being tired part though. Maybe for those few years between 'empty nest' and 'granny-hood' I can sleep. Tara R.’s last blog post..He looks just like… who?