“NAUSEA!” was my alarm clock this morning just after 6am. Benji woke up with urgency, and we didn’t make it to the Zofran in time. He took the medicine afterward with… Continue Reading Day 83
Day 83
on Author: Laura Gilkey
on Day 82
on It was a dark morning as we sent Banyan walking down the street with a plate of banana muffins to his friend’s house to catch a ride to school. The… Continue Reading Day 82
Day 81
on Benjamin sprang out of bed this morning and got dressed for school. He said “I’m so excited!” and was one giant smile. His nerves rose with the sun; by the… Continue Reading Day 81
Day 80
on The tears find me in the details, when I least expect them. Tonight, they were in the lunchboxes. Tonight, I packed two lunchboxes instead of one. I ironed two school uniforms and… Continue Reading Day 80
Day 79
on These are such good days. We parked downtown and walked to the French bakery before Banyan’s basketball tryouts this morning. Benji wanted to play so badly. He was a ball… Continue Reading Day 79
Day 78
on Sometimes I think this kid is superhuman. In the morning, Benjamin scrambled some eggs, then did five math assignments and aced the test that followed. I had a work meeting by… Continue Reading Day 78