This will have to short. I am typing with one hand today because Gabrielle wants “up.” My normally independent toddler suddenly needs me–real close, right now, and she’s not taking no for an answer.
“Up, Mama! Up, Mama!” With small sticky hands, she’s been clinging to me all morning like a determined orangutan. I don’t know if it’s the start of a cold or if she senses my distraction and
