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The intention was to take a quick shower. However, standing under the cascade of warm water, Heather felt unable to move. I’m morphing into the new Calagon woman, she thinks. Take me away. Or at least let me nap.  Without Ava knocking on the glass shower door, Heather could stay in here forever. Still, she rinses off the blackberry shower gel and forces herself out.  … [Read more...] about ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter Thirty One

“You don’t love me,” Dylan says. “Of course I do,” Heather says and sets down the stack of white dinner plates on the kitchen island. Dylan shakes his head, soft light brown hair falls into his eyes. He needs a trim, she thinks. Tomorrow she’ll make time to take him to Yellow Balloon. It’s always been his favorite place. I’ll take all three kids, she decides while placing … [Read more...] about ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter Thirty

“It gets pretty crazy in there so stay close,” Heather says as she pulls into the Whole Foods Parking lot at 5:03pm. She parks her Escalade in a compact spot between two silver Priuses. We should get inside before anyone sees us next to this giant SUV, she thinks as she forces Dylan to hold her hand across the busy lot. They dodge cars and he lets go the very moment they enter … [Read more...] about ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter Twenty Nine

Last night when Erin called, the shopping trip sounded like a wonderful idea. “I have a great personal shopper at Saks,” Erin said. “Natalie is a genius.” Now, as Heather steps into the dressing room lounge in a tight tan sheath dress that fits her like a sausage casting and faces Erin, she realizes that this wasn’t a good idea after all. Shopping with a friend who wears a size … [Read more...] about ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter Twenty Eight

What will I wear? Heather wonders as she carefully examines the thick ivory invitation. Cocktail attire on the beach at 5pm. Tricky. Her red Nicole Miller is too old. The Ralph Lauren would be perfect but it’s white. A wedding justifies the need for a new dress. Especially these days. “We should plan to stay in Laguna for the whole weekend,” she says. “The Montage would be … [Read more...] about ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter Twenty Seven