About Life, Loops, and Kid-like Grapes
Every once in a while, life throws you for a loop whether you expect it or not. For me, that loop is the trials and …
Morning Reflections
I love mornings like this, when the kitchen’s a culinary mess, sweet-smelling steam is flickering through the small area, wafting upstairs as it calls to …
Remembering Today
She won’t remember the tears I wipe away while I kiss the top of her head, inhaling the sweet scent of toddler-ness she exudes. She …
What Family Means
My husband, with clenched teeth and a night he wanted to end, handed out ice-cream filled cereal bowls like he was handing out deployment orders …
History in the Making
Every so often, you have one of those sun-filled, over-booked weekends in which you’re body parts droop and sway and you feel like you’re going …
Brand New Again
The air was brisk in the shade today, despite the sun smiling it’s bright smile. A slight wind whisked a few wisps out of my …
To Do Tuesday Week 56 – Thank You
If this is your first time reading and you’re wondering what To-Do Tuesday is all about, click to check out the first post to find …
Weight Loss Update and New Fitness Challenge
This is it, folks. It’s about to turn into March which means in one month I’ll be celebrating my One Year Dietoversary! Whoa! In this …
Kissy Face
He was upset.For the eleventy-billionth time today.He bit his lip.And cried.And cried.Nothing heals better than mommy’s kisses.And soI fired ’em up(my lips)and planted a few …
The Long Weekend and Happily Ever After at Home
The children had off from school for President’s Day for a total of four days. They swore that their day off on Friday was because …
When Life Gives You Oranges…
As I’m making dinner, my two youngest delve into the fridge into the produce drawer, and pull out two oranges. Moments later, I hear “thud” …