Looking Old? Maybe. Feeling Old? Not really.
I guess you don’t really see it until you see it. In a picture. Because, you see, I don’t see myself when I look in …
Being Right in A Wrong Kind of Day
It was one of those days. Y’know the ones. Where despite your best efforts to see the sun, the clouds shade you from the light, …
Teenagers and Cars
“Mom, can I sit in the driver’s seat?” my oldest says to me. After some consideration, torturing her during my silence, we switch seats. She …
Calgon Anyone?
The morning came too early and seemed painful. My steamy friend of caffeinated bliss wasn’t enough to open my blurry eyes. My tummy was awkwardly …
Gripe. Whine. Pout. Sigh.
I came home last night, fully expecting to whip up one of my A Thousand Word Thankful Thirteen posts, but before I got the chance …
A Trillion Dollars
What does one TRILLION dollars look like? All this talk about “stimulus packages” and “bailouts”…A billion dollars…A hundred billion dollars…Eight hundred billion dollars…One TRILLION dollars… …
The Poop Factor
My almost-4-month-old has skills. I believe he was born with another hole in his butt. No joke. The kid can poop out a diaper faster …
Defeated by Pajamas, Powered by Coffee
It was one of those days where, both my infant and toddler decided to poop, simultaneously, within 20 minutes of just having their diapers changed …
Nooo! Not “The Weapon”!
It isn’t the repetitious “Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!” that makes you think your ears are bleeding. It isn’t the whining over a toy or wanting something …
Wordless Wednesday – Reason 23894734 Why I’m Going Gray
Skates unstrapped. Adventurous toddler. Slippery kitchen floor. Nuff said…. I eventually wrangled her to put them on properly and hold my hand.. thank goodness!
A Life of Repetition
Today was a no-good, horrible, very bad day. I was in one of my ‘mommy-is-going-to-go-bald’ modes where every hair on my head was in danger …
The Christmas Haul
Cleaning up after the holidays is like trying to make a square peg fit in a round hole. It just ain’t gonna happen. I feel …