About 6 years ago I received a call from someone who I knew a long time ago. I remember the rough time because I was pregnant with my oldest. This person chatted and made several ‘dire’ references. I waited for the other shoe to drop. I was not confident that this person was being truthful. … [Read more…]
If you ordered something on December 23 and it didn’t arrive on December 24th, and you’re mad– then you’re an idiot. I don’t care if you paid express shipping or not–with all of the myriad of businesses offering free shipping at the ‘last minute’, you have to realize that there’s going to be a backlog… … [Read more…]
So are you? I’m of the ‘throw the salt over your shoulder’ and ‘don’t walk under a ladder’ variety.. also the ‘knock wood’… kind of superstitious… but black cats don’t bother me at all… nor does Friday the 13th..
What can I say? We’re busy busy over here! Baby is somewhat sleeping in a good pattern after the first night at home, which is AWESOME! We’ve had help off and on, but not enough to be intrusive. We got flowers, balloons, and a few phone calls and cards. Baby is eating well, everyone else … [Read more…]
I’m not sure there’s much I could say here that I haven’t said in past years, I have a niece and nephew currently serving, my husband, dad, husband’s stepdad, grandfather, uncles, cousins of both genders… all have served. I am incredibly grateful. I am incredibly saddened by war. I am thankful for the good our … [Read more…]
The last few years have changed a lot. Being a mom, twice over, losing a baby, and then having a healthy-ish pregnancy nearly to term, as well as all the other problems I’ve had… well they help you to gain perspective. Whereas 10, 5, maybe even 2 years ago I would surely find something about … [Read more…]
You’ve seen it on Facebook- everyone is grateful for something else lofty or fabulous like their spouse/kids/inlaws/job–it all sounds good.. but what about life’s guilty pleasures you know you shouldn’t find so much joy in….who ever says they are thankful for those? Apparently, me…. so….tell me one of yours… That hilarious moment of discovery by … [Read more…]
I’m a total book geek. I was raised on characters like Charles Wallace Murray, Alice in Wonderland, Pippi Longstocking, and Black Beauty. My all time love, however has to be Harry Potter. Other than ‘how to survive on a desert island’, the original tome is the one I would take on a desert island given … [Read more…]
Prompt: If you found one million dollars in the morning and had to spend it by nightfall, what would you do with the money? You wake up tomorrow morning to find all your plans have been cancelled for the next seven days and $10,000 on your dresser. Tell us about your week. You’ve inherited $5 … [Read more…]
My mom has long held the ideal that if you could only have your second child first, you’d do much better at being parents. Until I had 2 kids, I had no idea what she meant. Breastfeeding a second baby was easy. Cloth diapering a second baby was even easier. Potty training was easier (although … [Read more…]