This winter has felt long. Khalil agrees. I think in future years, David and Khalil will take a mid-winter trip somewhere tropical. I am starting to get…
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January 2023

Amelia came to visit for my 40th birthday. When we moved to Canada, she warned us that she would not come during the winter, but it was easy to get her…
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December 2022

We are — slowly — sending out holiday cards. They make no mention of a specific holiday or even New Year’s, so if it takes me until April to finish, I…
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November 2022

What an autumn, huh? I know we aren’t the only family riding wave after viral wave. I hope that your family is safe and healthy and able to access the…
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October 2022

As I told a friend the other day, September and October have revolved around mucus management in our house. First, Khalil caught covid in late August…

September 2022

Well, be careful what you wish for. Hours after I wrote that I needed more time alone, Khalil’s nanny tested positive for Covid, and I retreated to our…
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August 2022

Last night at bedtime Khalil, sporting his blue floral nightgown and back-to-school haircut, puckered his lips and asked for a kiss. I sat on his bed…
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July 2022

Usually, it feels like my most pressing updates are about the tiny little watermelon growing in our garden or the baby roots growing from the pothos…
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June 2022

Summer in Ontario is beautiful. Instead of the unrelenting curtain of North Carolina humidity, we have crisp evenings and temperate mornings. Because…
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May 2022

Last weekend, while at the park near our house, Khalil picked up a ladybug, named it Spotty, and carried it home. On the way, he stopped at the flowers…
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