It’s time for more caffeine and some summer highlights. In June, in addition to our trip out West, we faked a Disney trip. Budget constrains, time constrains, and maternal constraints (I love Disney, but I don’t do Disney in the summer) didn’t allow park attendance, but when LCB had business nearby for a few days, […]
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Water’s Edge
There’s a whole world waiting at the water’s edge. It’s a world of in-betweens, a world where all seems possible, a world of suspension. It’s a world where you don’t have to be girl to have a whole world waiting.
The 2014 (and Fourth Annual) Summer List
As the first day of summer is fast approaching, the time is right for my annual list of things to do this summer. Folks, it’s hard to follow up after ingenious ideas like last year’s #2 (waffle cone Frosty), 2011’s #9 (hug a tree), or 2012’s #1 (drive at dusk with your head out the […]
Y’all, It’s Been Three Years
Y’all. It’s been three years. It’s been three years since the birth of An Island Mom. It seems like it’s been three days in some ways and three eternities in other ways. To commemorate the major world event, I’ll share a few of the last year’s highlights, organized by category for your reading convenience. The […]
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Villians, Marauders, and Stormtroopers on Our Beach
Recently, the small people came home talking about a special pen they’d discovered, one that uses ink that’s only discernable by using a special light at the top of the pen. Then yesterday, I watched some of my students experiment with a similar pen, and we noted that while most people wouldn’t see the ink […]
A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part XII
If you’re new to this story, you may want to start here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, and Part XI. I put the baby down, sat down, and cried while I told LCB my sorry tale. (I may have also […]