Y’all. An Island Mom is two today! So, to show my appreciation for all of you, I’m giving away this beach hut canvas by artist Jann Tayloe to one lucky reader. It’s simple. To enter, either like An Island Mom on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or comment on this blog on any posts published […]
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Happy Easter!
He whose death caused rocks to split has walked away from his own grave. I can’t think of a better ending to what is, after all, just the beginning. Happy Easter everyone!
Woo-hoo! I’m Almost Two!
Woo-hoo! I’m almost two! An Island Mom has a birthday next week! After hours of contemplation, I’ve decided that I’m going to celebrate by consuming chocolate. And since for most people a celebration involves doing something they don’t normally do anyway, I’ve decided to add “not looking at one single student essay the entire day†[…]
Missing the Obvious: I’m Back for More, Part Two
Recently, I went to a bank that I frequent to complete a transaction. Honestly, I don’t remember what kind of transaction it was, but it was something that took about ten minutes to complete, rather than a simple deposit or withdrawal. I stood at the front desk while the teller helped me as far as […]
Missing the Obvious: I’m Back for More & Oh, Joy! There Are Two Parts!
There’s nothing like motherhood to illuminate your incompetencies and to remind you of the high likelihood that at any given time, strange substances might become affixed to your personage or your offspring’s personage. Here’s how my latest reminder went down. One morning recently, I took the small people to school and then went to talk […]
My View from the Deck: Part Five
One moment there I am, clutching my coffee mug and staring at the ocean. And the next moment, a dolphin cuts the surface of the water with its fin as it swims parallel to shore in its arc-like pattern, hinting at what is teeming just below. Within a minute, they’re everywhere, sometimes circling back, moving deeper into the sea and […]