Writing this one in advance because I’m sure we’ll be up early with the kids today, hunting for Easter eggs. I ended up taking Annabel and James to see the Easter Bunny on Friday. It started out well. As we stood in line, Annabel was going on and on about how awesome the bunny was, while James was pointing at it and smiling. Before it was our turn with the rabbit, the kids took a picture together.
James is like, “I want to get down and run around this mall.”
Then it was our turn with the big bunny. Annabel skipped up to her seat, and James was smiling all the way until I set him down on the bunny’s lap.
So. Maybe next year.
Around The ‘Net
~Are You There God? It’s Me, Margit
~Tulane’s mental health meltdown
~The Nerd Hunter What a cool job.
~ABC Might Be Bringing Back The Muppet Show It’s the most sensational inspirational celebrational Muppetational!
~Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous
~‘Ghosting:’ The 21st-Century Dating Problem Everyone Talks About, But No One Knows How To Deal With
~9 fantastic gender-neutral apps for kids around themes that traditionally weren’t. Because girls like robots and boys like styling hair. Liz found some AWESOME apps.
~Stuff it: Millennials nix their parents’ treasures
~Grandma’s Adorable Real Estate Photos Go Viral This grandma rules.
~I Shamed My Niece for Dyeing Her Hair Pink
~How It Feels to Become the Face of a Generation’s Shrugging Indifference
~NFL hires 1st full-time female official: Sarah Thomas Yay!
~Seb Lester instagram He’s a calligrapher who posts videos of himself writing out logos, etc. It’s strangely addicting to watch them!
For Maddie
~This is a hard week, as we hit six years without Maddie on Tuesday. I’m having a very difficult time with it this year. I just wanted to thank all of you for all of the support you’ve given us over the years, and thank you in advance for your kindness and love this week. It means so much.
March for Babies
~And on that note, it’s time for my weekly March for Babies reminder. Have you signed up to march with us in person or in spirit? It’s free to join and only takes a few minutes of your time! Thank you to everyone who has signed up and donated so far – you all are amazing! I am getting closer to my personal goal of $5,500 this year, so every little bit helps moms and babies. You can also share my post about the March of Dimes’ mission, as getting the word out is so important.
Happy Easter, happy Pesach, and happy Sunday, everyone. xoxo
Zoe says:
As you know Heather, this time last year I hadn’t heard about your blog or Maddie or anybody in your family. It was only in June when I came across an article about James and his ‘While you were at Preschool’ posts on DailyMail that I came onto your blog, read them posts. Enjoyed how you wrote. I then started reading your blog from just before you announced your pregnancy with Maddie, and I loved how you portray everything your thinking into words. It was when things started to go wrong that I started rooting for you and when I read that Maddie was out of hospital I was relieved, when I read that she celebrated her 1st birthday; I was happy. When I read that she died I was so so sad. And I admired how you carried on posting throughout what would have been the hardest time of anybody’s life. And I adore the way you almost make people that read this blog seem like your ‘friends’ like when your announced your pregnancy with Annabel I felt happy for you, like I would a friend but your only online!! I love reading about your sassy little Annabel and cute little James and also admire the fact you’ve blogged every single day more or less in at least 6 years; that’s pretty damn impressive! Basically *long story long* I love your blog, and your posts about Maddie and portray Maddie matter. I do take life one day at a time now as you never know whats round the corner. I admire your strength and your kindness and your ability to blog your life and put you and your family out there. And as you know one day I hope to meet you and give you a hug! I know this was long and a little bit rambly but know i’m thinking of you and your family this week and always! And lastly thank you for always listen to me ramble on via twitter! ha xoxox
Heather says:
Thank you, Zoe! It means so much to me! xoxo
Liz says:
Thank you so much for including our list of apps here. I’m thinking about you and your family a lot this week. Add me to the list of friends offering kindness and love. xo
Margit says:
Heather — thanks for sharing the link to my story. You rock
Lenora says:
I am thinking of you and the whole family this week and always. Take care of yourself!
Lauren says:
I’ve been thinking of you all as April began. It’s hard to believe it has been 6 years. Maddie will always be remembered through you and everything you do to honor her. Take care, Heather, Mike and family.
Meg says:
I donated a tiny bit to each of Annie & James’s funds — I want their names to have dollar amounts, too!
Laura says:
Thanks for the shout out to one of my casting idols, Allison Jones. Great article, so glad you read it and shared it!
Once again we will be out of town for the March but I sent some $$ and as always you are all in my thoughts xo
Alexandra says:
I’m going to wear purple on Tuesday for Maddie. I was thinking about her and all of you earlier this week.
defendUSA says:
Tim Cook is a hypocrite and that’s his right. Freedom of Speech and Religion are the first amendment. The very idea that anyone cannot make a choice in a private business that could reflect their religious beliefs and then be persecuted for exercising those rights is akin to having think police.
The Florist in Washington state who is now being sued by a former customer because she couldn’t do the flowers for his gay wedding based on her definition of marriage is losing her livelihood and business. I know this is a touchy subject for people who are gay, have gay relatives. It’s not okay to force someone to accept you at the sacrifice of their own convictions, is it?
People are calling this discriminatory, violation of civil rights, you name it.
The definition of discrimination?
The definition of tolerance?
IMO, those using both of these words understand neither.
Lastly, if someone does not believe what you do or don’t, why on earth would you force them to do it? This does not promote diversity, tolerance and bears no resemblance to the reason our country was founded.
When a business posts a sign “No shirt, no shoes, no service” do you sue for discrimination? No, you simply respect the wishes of the business owner. If a restaurant owner carries a weapon because the law says he can and you are anti-gun, you have a choice to eat there or not. Do you sue him for discrimination? It’s no different for those who believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. Why we cannot all respect that instead of the agenda being pushed is beyond me.
And even though we live in America, and I own many Apple devices, Tim Cook should be just as concerned about the countries he sells to who are killing gay people, shouldn’t he? What’s good for the goose, hmm?
Meg says:
I REALLY should’ve learned my lesson already about responding to trolls, but, well, I can’t stand people spreading wrong information.
“No shoes, no shirt, no service” relates to health standards in food service establishments. Discrimination is if I walk in the door with my same-gender significant other and the staff ignores us, asks us to “tone it down” if we hold hands, or outright refuses service. Discrimination is when my math teacher in high school gave me detention for holding hands with another girl in the hallway, while straight couples made out and didn’t get in trouble. (Of course, that was a whole dozen years ago.) Discrimination is when a resume with a white-sounding name gets an interview but an “ethnic” name doesn’t, when a woman is told she has to remove her headscarf for a picture, when apartments are suddenly unavailable to a single mother but free for rent to a married couple with children.
Tolerance means you treat every single human being with respect toward their rights. Discrimination is when you pick and choose which rights matter.