Long distance friends who share a bit of the same flare.

http://dooce.com/2014/09/04/sweet-little-towheads/

http://dooce.com/2014/09/03/september-2014/

There's a way to start off a school year, and then there is the Heather B. Armstrong way.

http://dooce.com/2014/09/03/school-year-has-begun/

A pleasantly drama-free wildlife encounter. Thanks for the wink and head nod, Universe.

http://dooce.com/2014/09/03/in-newport-bay/

Is yawning really contagious? We're about to find out.

http://dooce.com/2014/09/02/dog-days-3/

She wasn't so sure about this milestone today, and the glasses kind of hit that message home.

http://dooce.com/2014/09/02/grade-k/

This time I'm not stepping too far outside of my comfort zone, but at least I won't be wearing yoga pants.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/28/all-the-fixins/

I guess this is what happens when you're in your sixties.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/28/sweet-and-senile/

Shades of Daisy Hamilton are surfacing.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/28/my-smirking-butternut/

A bit of an ode to my favorite season as it takes its last breaths.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/27/staple-summer-strappy-sandals/

All of this before 7AM. Life is so very wonderfully full.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/27/choir-director/

"You must have loaded the gun. You knew where to put the bullets. And how to do whatever you need to do to get a bullet in the chamber. And then actually decide that this is it. That you are done."

http://dooce.com/2014/08/26/stacia-drepression-suicide/

From happy happy joy joy to grumpy grumpy sad sad and back again. The roller coaster as metaphor.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/26/view-top-of-ride-snowbird/

Ten years ago you saved my life. My friend is helping me to continue to pay it forward.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/25/my-captain-does-not-answer-his-lips-are-pale-and-still/

My coworkers on their ten minute break from making it impossible for me to get any work done.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/25/executive-assistant/

The grind begins again. Where in the hell did the summer go? And when did my baby get so big?

http://dooce.com/2014/08/25/fifth-grade/

Because I can't and won't be done talking about it. Another hat tip to Kelly.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/22/stuff-i-found-while-looking-around-84/

Coco is her best friend, and she is Coco's job.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/22/her-dawg/

You'll never forget your first cold slap.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/21/shaving-accessories-men/

The fancier of my two children in all her fancy glory.

http://dooce.com/2014/08/21/it-twirls/