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A few years ago, I wrote a poem about these four.

A few years ago, I wrote a poem about these four. It was published in @motherscope magazine with a picture, similar to this, in one of my favorite places in Washington just down the road from @maryhillmuseum .

This picture reminds me of that poem, so…I’ll share both. 🖤

tonight
i curled next to my husband in a sleeping bag on the trampoline
a little sad
a little not
the kids jumped over us in circles
i stared at the sky
watching it change from day to night
colors fading into each other
as each child brushed over me
i imagined them a color
Isaac
blue
soft
brilliant
moody
the color of artists like himself my favorite color
Remi
an earth tone
warm
the color of sun baked clay
she makes me feel safe
she is a mother
a nurturer
she is the color of earth
Rowan
red
her name means
little red haired one
it suits her
she is a bright fiery red like ambition
like strength
like heat
like a moon
she is magic
and Boston
my oldest
he is the beautiful ombre orange that lights a sunset on fire
everything in him burns
his joys
his worries
his wants
his anger
his efforts and abilities
i burn the same as him but it’s his light that guides us
what color do they imagine me
maybe they think i’m a blank canvas
the way small children imagine their teachers must live at the schools where they teach

what life could exist beyond us?

but i am not a canvas
I am a color like them
painting the same vast sky

Had the best time celebrating my Laurie on our sis

Had the best time celebrating my Laurie on our sisters + one 🤭
little getaway.

*Monroe is the cutest little town. I’ll be back for sure. 🖤

Yesterday I took the girls for a walk on our trail

Yesterday I took the girls for a walk on our trails through the woods. They wanted one on one time with me, so I took them each on their own walk.

Turns out, Rowy was spying on Remi and I during our walk. She was pretty stealth! 😂

Then, the girls played some baseball with Isaac while Boss was at practice.

October is hands down my favorite month here in South Carolina. 🤎🤎🤎

*This song from Practical Magic is the soundtrack to Fall for me. 🍂

My favorite people, favorite place, and favorite t

My favorite people, favorite place, and favorite time of year. 🖤🖤🖤

Driving Dad’s red truck, the kids and I rounded

Driving Dad’s red truck, the kids and I rounded the corner onto our street to a GIANT, orange, brilliant full moon.

All at once, the five of us shouted, “woah!”

When we pulled up the drive, we rolled down our windows and Boston called out,

“Everyone look for wild life!”

At the first bend, we spotted a deer leap into the woods.
At the second bend, we saw my bunny hop from one side of the woods to the other. I call him my bunny because I’m the only one who has seen him whenever I come up the drive…until tonight.

While I was unpacking our Friday Movie Night treats in the kitchen, the kids ran in from the mudroom,

“Mom, it’s the Very Hungry Caterpillar!”

They were right, this caterpillar was absolutely the cousin of Eric Carle’s original muse.

We came back inside (eventually) in a Mary Oliver-like state of awe.

Overtures of gratitude were expressed in “I love you’s’ and best night ever’s,” on repeat.

It’s simple really –
a call to pay attention,
a deer,
a bunny,
and a very hungry caterpillar –
cups running over.

Every morning, before the sun’s fully up, I drop

Every morning, before the sun’s fully up, I drop my kids at the bus stop. This bus stop is down an old country lane next to a cemetery.

Picture a low foggy mist, headstones, and what looks like an abandoned swing set just over the lane. It’s a little spooky.

But, there’s also this sunrise out to the east just over the trees, and it’s a little magical.

Every. Single. Morning.

My boys!
Annual trip to Hilton Head to see Boston’s best Washington buddy.

We are sooo grateful to Brogan’s family for letting Boss tag along on their Hilton Head vacation for the 2nd year in a row.

This also made for the perfect Isaac/Mama trip. I booked us a fun hotel, and am following his plan.
Which so far was…
Dinner at Five Guys,
Grocery store run for snacks,
Treat tasting,
Rest,
Beach and Pool at night,
Stay up till midnight. 🥰

Tomorrow on our list is the morning activity for the hotel, bookstore browsing (he loves it too), and driving home.

Love all three of these boys so SO much.

So much love for this home & this little family of

So much love for this home & this little family of mine. 🖤

Just call me Zoe Hart, because last night I feel l

Just call me Zoe Hart, because last night I feel like I walked on the set of Hart of Dixie
(anyone? 😏) and attended my first Debutante Ball.

The evening was filled with great friends, new friends, good food, lots of dancing, and a little cow bell. 😉

Dane and I haven’t slow danced outside of our kitchen in at least a decade, and I could have danced with him for another few hours (minus my 4 inch heels 🤪).

My @danabrookexo did such a great job with her beautiful debs, and Dana, @sarahbelle2106, and the rest of the Cotillion Board worked hard to give everyone such a perfect night.
Thank you for letting us tag along! Love y’all big!

Sooo…2023 was going to look like me making big m

Sooo…2023 was going to look like me making big moves with @tellherco and my career. I had my passport ready and travel plans made for Australia, New Zealand, La, D.C., and more, and I was so excited to do this thing I love with a community I love, working for this poet (@hello_azureantoinette ) I love.

But, there are only a couple things I love as much and more than everything on that list -
My family & my writing.
Both of which have taken a big hit over the last year. So, I did something really hard and I took a step back.

Watching AA take the stage and kill it at every event makes me wish I could be there. I would have learned so much getting to witness, up close, all the magic that @emmaisaacs has created with @businesschicks, and I would have had so much fun working with my favorite people (looking at you @cgray0902) and bringing along the @tellherco community I love so dearly.

But, since taking a step back, I’ve felt peace.
Undeniable peace.
The kind that comes when you know you’re exactly where you’re meant to be, doing exactly what you’re meant to be doing… at least for now.

When I call Azure I can almost guarantee she’s in an airport or on a plane. When she calls me it’s this picture right here - Sitting in the front seat of my car, babies in the back, with a notebook and laptop in the passenger seat beside me.

Maybe Australia, @tellherevents and other crazy plans with Azure are in my future, but for now it’s moming & writing from the front seat of this car.

Thank you for the ride, AA.
Love you all the way to Zion and back.

PS I’ve got a room with your and Em’s name on it whenever you’re ready! 🖤

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