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It’s been a minute. I’m not sure why I stopped writing on here. I knew it was such a healthy release for me to express my inner landscapes and contemplations on life and motherhood. I felt better after I wrote. It felt like I swept my brain of 80 bazillion different thoughts and then got … Continue reading Coming Home (7ish Years Later)

Gavin turned 7 today. I turned a “mama of a 7 year old.” I just spent 7 days celebrating three birthdays. I have three boys in my life and they all have birthdays in the same week. I am checking myself into the spa tomorrow. For a week. haaaahahahah!! Just kidding. But not about any … Continue reading Gavin’s 7th Birthday

the guy that stopped speaking Spanish at the Spanish Language school for me. Happy Birthday to the guy that walked barefoot on the dusty streets of Costa Rica in order to feel what was/is real. …. to the guy that swam to a pink island with me instead of surfing. …. to the guy … Continue reading Happy Birthday to….

A year ago, I found myself 41 weeks pregnant, in pre labor for 3 weeks, exhausted, and trying to control every part of my life… So the four of us Kleins headed to my parents condo at Turtle Bay. I took a shot of gin, we went to Lei Leis for dinner, had a … Continue reading The Un-Doing

My sister-in-law asked me if I felt like it was a treat. Yes, my 4 days with Sonja Grace at her Physical Body Meditation R E T R E A T was definitely a Treat to my spirit, mental and physical body. I really can’t think of a better gift to thyself, which directly translates … Continue reading on (re)treating

Christmas night: Gavin and his bike slide on driveway in slow motion right before dinner. I go into Mom mode. The mind is spinning. Conner needs to nurse. Gavin needs something. What? Leg hurts. How bad is it? Where do we go? Whom do we call? Which emergency room? Ice. Children’s tylenol. Arnica. Breathe. Conner … Continue reading There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. — Zarathustra Part I, Chapter 4, On the despisers of the Body (1885)

Well, Sir William, what happens when you cannot sleep at night? What happens when you don’t sleep night after night? Well, of course… You are unable to think in the morning, surely unable act (normally and consciously) in the noon. And you just want to eat all day to try and give yourself energy. When I … Continue reading “Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.” William Blake

Saturday, January 25, 2003……. 10AM The sun shone through the windows of Almost Paradise. I got up out of bed and found that everyone else was already gone. I went and ate some fruit and the manager of the hotel drew me a map. I had no idea where I was, or where the beach … Continue reading Initiation

Building our home with no job(S). Hmm. And two kids. Hmm. And neither of us have been working for the last few months. HMMM. I can openly and honestly say that I have not experienced the anxiety, fear and heaviness that the last two months have bestowed upon me/us. This is not to say that … Continue reading The Land of Rainbows

I’ve been unpacking a box or two a day. Today I unpacked the SE Memorabilia box. Or shall I say, The SE BOXES. There are so many. It’s incredibly special to look through all the creations that Spencer and I have made each other over the years, especially before we had kids. More on all … Continue reading Our New Pets

We are not letting anything slip by us. We love our mailbox. The mango tree. The sweeping, majestic vista from our front yard. An orange tree that produces sweet “moon balls” as Gavin calls them. The soccer “field.” A macadamia nut tree that we get one nut from a day. The long driveway to ride … Continue reading Exploring Sunset From Our Home

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Deia is now standing for about a minute on her own. And the other day when Spencer and Gavin got home, she stood up by herself from kneeling, and took FOUR steps toward them!! When she isn’t thinking too much about what is going on, she just does it. Easy as pie….she goes for it. … Continue reading Trust & Surrender = Growth

It’s not only a new moon and a perfect time to start something new…… but it’s also my last day of living out of a suitcase with a family of 4, and my last day on the mainland for awhile. As many of you know, we left Costa Rica 4 1/2 months ago and have … Continue reading Moving West

When in Rome….eat lots of gelato! When in Rome….eat LOTS of pasta, pizza, bread and olive oil! When in Rome…go shopping! When in Rome…..walk til your feet HURT! When in Rome….. find out that I’m “incinta!” Yep…Spencer and I are having a bambini!!!