For years, we've witnessed the Missoula masses steer their winter-crusted vehicles south to the Utah desert for spring break. This year, we joined them. First we stopped off in Boise for our daughter's regional jump rope competition. It …
Andy and I woke at the same moment. 4:17am, the glowing moon washing our room with ghost-blue light. We don't have curtains and every full moon, it seems our space is washed by celestial illumination. …
Spontaneous adventures are my jam. The kind that are casually planned over a post-ski beer and then happen the following day. I am enlivened when I'm "unprepared" -- when I get to dance about in …
I missed last year! And the year before! Both drafts are immortalized as drafts. Things happen that way and I've found - as I age - it is often best to give in than to muscle …
Me: What makes me happy?* Ruby: Snuggling with me! And I like snuggling with you! I have this dear old friend whom I hardly ever see. Even though she lives in town. Even though every time …
I looked through my photos to find an image for a friend a few mornings ago and saw all the folders of photos and words I have that I had intended to document or turn into something …
hump day nuggets: bits of the season in photos and words Every year, as the leaves ignite into bejeweled, brittle, temporary bits, our family joins friends beside a navy blue river. I've written about this October venture …
I stand in the kitchen, tired, noticing I forgot to brush my furry teeth the night before. "Girls! It's time to start our day!" I shout down the short hall to their sleepy bunk beds. …
Wildfire smoke suffocated the last days of August. Our valley an endless, disorienting, gray haze that hid the mountains and the sun. We woke in the mornings with sore throats and headaches. Ash rained from the …
We've been living well this summer. Lots of camping, swimming, playing. Being, breathing outside. I often say that I am at my best when in nature and it's true. I believe it for my kids …
I mean to get up at 5:30. To go for a run and get some work done before the kids woke. But I keep re-closing my eyelids until 6:40 and then I have 23 minutes …
When driving up to Flathead Lake last weekend, Margot said, I am totally, full-only so excited for this weekend. (pronounced like full on lee) And, just like that, full-only is my new favorite descriptor of commitment. The Full …
