Closet Writer

I feel like I'm at an AA meeting right now. "Hi, my name's Amy Sonnichsen and I'm an aspiring writer." I've been a...

Pudge

Anyone wanna kiss a baby? Isn't she scrumptious?

So Much for Spring

We woke up this morning to snow flurries. Sheesh! Those radiators, cool to the touch, aren't so great to touch anymore. Now, I just keep...

Miss Puke

Yes, that's me on coronation day. Thank you very much. I received the coveted Miss Puke sash. I've been crowned and robed. Quite a s...

Spring

Radiators cool to the touch. From my window, tree branches fuzzy green. Up close, tiny, folded leaves. Leave the window open. More sunlight,...

Glass and Paprika

Mistake #1: I somehow didn't communicate to my son that when you push the button lock on a door and then close it, the door is locked . ...

Friend Owl

I have a friend, an owl friend. He lives on the roof opposite us. I see him sitting up there, his head just peeking out over the lip of the ...

The Rigmarole II

More mundanity (a word that may conveniently rhyme with insanity) from the Sonnichsen household.... Woke up this morning. Dashed around gett...

Household Help

I have a compulsion. Most Tuesday mornings, if you were to visit my house, you would find me rushing around, throwing laundry into the washi...

The Ins and Outs of Teeth

We've had a lot of tooth action around here lately. As Olivia lost her first top tooth.... (Olivia's on the left, Anna on the right)...

More Boy

Gabe this morning, when he saw himself in the mirror: "Mommy, I look weird!" More of you to love, Gabe, more of you to love.

Boy of the Crooked Nose

Today while coming home from school, running up our concrete stairs, Gabe fell, smacking his nose onto the edge of a step. He didn't bre...