Lately I’ve been spending a lot of my free time (i.e. baby napping time) training for my upcoming half-marathon. Now that a majority of my waking hours are spent taking care of the wee ones, I really look forward to the hour or so I spend per day adding miles to my legs and catching up … Continue reading
Category Archives: Day to Day Henshall Happenings
Cleaning House
I just love the feeling I get when I see a newly organized closet or neat stack of books. Much like the adrenaline high I experience after logging several miles on the treadmill, the sight of a perfectly ordered and clean space just makes me happy. If you are a Type A like me, you know what … Continue reading
A Few of My Favorite Things – Volume I
The halls (both inside and out) have been decked, the Christmas cards and shopping are almost done and our scout elf, Shelf, as named by Clara, has been watching over the girls for almost a week. We are in the thick of the holiday season and I’m loving every minute of it. In order to set the mood … Continue reading
Lesson Learned from Month Nine of Parenting Two: Nary a Sick Day One Taketh
It all started with an annoying sore throat on Tuesday. I immediately dismissed it as a result of being overtired, as Elyse, our now nine-month old, has been working overtime in the must-wake-up-every-night-one-if-not-two-times department for the last four weeks. When Wednesday morning dawned and the aching in my throat was still there, again, I tried to ignore it But, … Continue reading
No Use Crying Over Splattered Milk
I know, I know, late again. Oh, well. I’m a mother of two little girls under the age of three (at least for another eight days until Clara turns three), which makes it difficult to get things done in a timely, consistent fashion. Although I do feel guilty about posting another reflection on a Friday … Continue reading
Lesson Learned During Month Eight of Parenting Two: Cramming on a Whole New Level
Once upon a time, there was a young woman who thought she was the pinnacle of the Type As. She fashioned herself a multi-tasking extraordinaire and took pride in the fact that she possessed the magical ability to do things like listen to audio textbooks while getting in her daily run or carry on a phone … Continue reading
Henshall Halloween 2012 Edition
In honor of Frightful Friday, I decided to spare you, dear readers, the long-winded prose I had been mentally preparing since earlier in the week and gift you with the following photos of my two little trick-or-treaters. Truth be told, this “gift” is more for me than you, as little Elyse has been working overtime in the I-think-I’m-going -to-go-back-to-waking-Mommy-up-multiple-times-per-night … Continue reading
Gimme a “P!”
Tonight I sat down in my black computer chair with a little more “ompf!” than usual. I am tired — more tired than I’ve been in a while. So tired, in fact, I almost took a nap when the girls were down for their own afternoon siestas. But, instead, I decided to teak-oil the deck … Continue reading
Seven Month Similarites (And Differences)
After a one-week hiatus (I spent all day and night last Thursday packing for our most recent trip to Chicago), DTT is back with a vengeance. Well, at least we’re back with some super cute photos. In the midst of packing for our trip, I was able to snap a few shots of Elyse, our now … Continue reading
Criss-Cross Applesauce
Up until about an hour ago, I knew exactly what I was going to write about when I finally got a chance to sit down at the keyboard for a few moments of stolen solitude. My original thoughts came to me at about 2:30 this afternoon as I was driving to Pawtucket for the second … Continue reading
Deep Thought Thursdays 