The Adventures of Tristan

Today is a sad day to write.  Divorce. Truly sad! And a day I NEVER thought would happen to me... again. I found out, the divorce is final.  Your world Tristan is forever altered.  And I did that. I was part of that and I am truly sorry.  Your dad and I were married for a little over 15 years. We were SO different but had so much in common too.  But when the things we had in common all disappeared, so did we.  And for that, I'm truly sorry. We tried Re|Engage twice... two years of our life. We tried years of counseling but what we each needed, the other just couldn't seem to meet. So I chose to leave and keep us safe. I prayed for YEARS and finally knew, I gave all I could and it takes two to mend.  It took two to break.. but it ALWAYS takes two to mend and Daddy just wasn't willing. He said no. But, I will do my very best to honor your dad and be respectful of him.  Our #1 priority is to parent you and parent you well.   I know this doesn't ...

  By  Remy Tumin  and  Jeremiah M. Bogert, Jr. Welcome to a special edition of the Weekend Briefing. Times Square on March 11, 2020. Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times A year ago, we realized everything was about to change. We rushed to the store to get cleaning supplies and canned goods. Our bosses told us to stay home. Millions of students across the country started remote learning. For a while, toilet paper was a hot commodity. And so much more. This week was the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaring a global pandemic, but also of something deeper: It has been a year since we had to unexpectedly and dramatically alter the way we live. Most of those changes are still part of our daily routines. In the early days of the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that “things will get worse before they get better.” Far worse, it turned out. Veronica Salazar at the funeral service in Orange, Calif., for her father, Israel Salazar, who died in January fr...

Everyone was tired on Friday.  Overtired. GET UP!!  Guess he's pooped from his late soccer game last night! Friday night, Chef Boyar-T was back in action with lots of energy. He loves to make his own version of Benihana soup.  But, sadly, right after this photo, he put a huge slice into his finger.  Was a long evening... thankfully no stitches. Took this moose on a walk and right down the street a dog photographer stopped me and asked me to register him for photo shoots.  Mr. Handsome pants was sweet to her, so I signed him up. Who knows if he will ever get a job... but it sure would be nice if someone did!! Picked Tristan up at school only to find out that he, Brandon, Lucas and Trey won Noun Olympics!  Every little pat on the back counts!! Thursday night they played the best team in the classic league and they held their own.  I was SO proud of them!! They played the best game I think they ever played, and it was truly wonderful to watch.  Satur...