Labor Day. Ahh…a break from our jobs and work. A chance to cook-out, hang out with family and friends. A final, sweet goodbye to Summer and a welcoming in of Fall. It’s a great day; I love the potential to just relax a little (though you know it doesn’t always happen when you’re running after […]
Slayed by the Holidays
Wednesday would have been my mother’s 63rd birthday, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t because today, September 2, is actually the 6 month anniversary of her death. How are we doing since she died? Okay. Truly, overall, okay. Things like this never feel good, and they’re not supposed to. But we are working at piecing things […]
Life’s a Beach Walk
My sister recently phoned me from her recent beach vacation. She declared that she and her husband had decided to “just pass on the whole kid thing”. Poor girl, she was speaking in hushed tones and sounded slightly traumatized. As it turns out, earlier that afternoon, they had witnessed a family with young kids try […]
Guest Posting at Stroller Parking Only
I love reading Laura’s posts over at her blog, Stroller Parking Only. As a mom of an almost-one year old, she’s funny, she’s real and is so good at making you feel more connected in this bizarre world of parenting. I was thrilled with the chance to guest post for her! I’ll let you go […]
Happy Birthday to Me
This is the card I am sending myself this year: Source This is a good thing. Trust me.
Photo-Canvas.Com: The Monday Review
My inbox is always filled with offers and deals for photo canvases, and while I love, love pictures and think the canvases seem so cool, I have held out. It truly isn’t the cost–somehow, much to the chagrin of my husband, my brain and budget manage to conform themselves around whatever my photo “needs” currently […]
Not Perfect
I’m not perfect…nor even close. Shock!, I know. The thing of it is–this parenting gig is hard, hard work. No, I don’t love scouring down the high chair seat 100x/day or packing a diaper bag the size of the Titanic every time we have to leave the house. So I take the “helps” wherever I […]
She Turned the Hose On Me
Okay, perhaps, it was the shower head, but regardless, it’s pretty impressive that my 13 mo. old daughter managed to drench me. SourceThe Not-so Innocent Vessel of Destruction(forgive me, in the midst of my crisis, I didn’t think to stop and take an original picture of Mommy in drowned-rat mode) The scene: Girlfriend was having a horrendously fussy day and […]
A Dollhouse to Die For…
Dolls, Dolls, Dolls. When I found out I was having a girl, I panicked. Largely because of Barbie Dolls. They scare me. I really just didn’t feel like having a house full of plastic boobs. My husband and I discussed the possibility of banning Barbie from our home, and while I hope this is possible, […]
Why I “Have It Like That”
It’s pretty easy to constantly rag on the overwhelmingly difficult task of rearing young children, but there are definitely some highlights of my gig that shouldn’t be overlooked… I’ve got a ready-made posse. And I don’t even have to pay them. My two children and my dog apparently have no conception of a life outside of a […]
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