mama needs a new bike

So this is a bit venal, but I really want this bike - it was love at first sight, much like me and the baby (eew, I know, but it's true). Madsen is giving away one bike a week, and posting a link to their site is one way to enter. So don't do this with your own blog unless you plan to give me and my good cause the bike when you win.

indelibly moved on this new day

Today will leave a mark. Everett, Josh and I took seats at the Grounds coffee shop in the West End to watch and listen to the inauguration of the first president that felt like it mattered who sat in that ovalest of offices.

Surrounded by neighbors and even a few friends, Everett slept while I kept the tears at bay by smiling like a big ninny.

Somehow we all felt proud, despite, or because of, our disparate roles in making today possible. I know my part was tiny, but I took part nonetheless.