The laughing child at left is my grandmother, Lorene. She’s with her brothers Paul and Ted. Holding baby Isabel Clare is their mama, as they called her, Mabel Kelsey Owen – just one of the many mothers of brothers in my family tree. The Owen family moved, in 1905, from Minneapolis to Mexico City. They [...]
Vocabulary is important. I once dated a guy who described everything from toothbrushes to toddlers as Share and Enjoy:
In the beginning, there was Baby Ian, born May 15, 1991. Happy 17th birthday, #1 son! Everyone who had a baby that year remembers the suffocating heat of the summer of 91. If your child had already been born, he or she went semi-naked for months. This, Ian, was your everyday outfit. Cloth diapers and [...]
I am Jennifer. Married to Chris with three boys, Ian (17), Hugh (13), and Malcolm (11). I am Emily. Married to Dave with two boys, Noah (10) and Chase (8). And we are Mothers of Brothers. Welcome to our world! And hopefully your world, too! This is what happens when two like-minded Moms, who share [...]
