by Monica Wiant | Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dear Evie,This is the first year that you’ll be able to read your birthday blog, although I’ll probably have to help you sound out a few of the words.Five was a big year for you.It was a year of learning and discovery. You started school at Excelsior...
by Monica Wiant | Dec 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow, I’m going to run the Commitment Day 5k at the same time as thousands of people across the country.I’ve never been a runner. I’m the chubby kid who finished last in every gym class race, I’m the lady who pants and puffs on an inhaler if I have to run one...
by Monica Wiant | Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ll be in and out in two minutes. It’s just inside the door. We’re at an elementary school in a safe town. Who’d be out thieving on such a cold, blustery day anyway? All of these thoughts ran through my head as I rationalized the decision to leave my car...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week, Sam and I took the kids to Disneyland.I was invited to help with an employee reward trip; it was a rare and wonderful opportunity to combine business with pleasure and bring my family along.This was our first foray into air travel as a family of four. The...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Free kittens.They were the most magical words I’d seen in the Humboldt Sun since my own byline.It was 1999, and Sam and I had just moved to Winnemucca, Nevada. My college dreams of a career in journalism had brought us to this dusty mining town, half a continent...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dear Evie,Before you were born, I promised us both that I would use my blog to document the precious and fleeting days of your childhood. I’m not a scrapbooker or an artist, but I’m fairly confident in my ability to type words onto a screen – so...
