A different kind of birthday
Yesterday was my birthday. My 33rd, crazy that when I think of myself as a little girl I remember always looking in the mirror. I wanted to know what I would look like when I got older. What would I...
View ArticleMom why are they kissing?
L has been asking a bunch of questions lately…she is extra curious about how things work, what animals eat, and questions everything she sees on tv. Today a commercial came on for a tv show and she saw...
View ArticleCoupons! You talking about coupons!
Coupons, coupons, coupons. I constantly think that I am going to be one of those people that gets thousand’s of dollars worth of stuff for $1.25, but I don’t seem to be. I love couponing, I think it’s...
View ArticleMini Golf with 3 year olds…
I always loved mini golf as a kid. My parents always took me and my aunts and uncles always came along. I have a lot of great memories of us laughing over mini golf. I couldn’t wait until L was old...
View ArticleWashi tape frame
I have a new obsession… It’s not new to most people I just never got around to doing it before. I started Washi taping my mats inside my frames. I am redoing a lot of frames in the house because poor...
View ArticleI need more laundry detergent….
Ahhhh the joys of a 4 year old. Especially a 4 year old that just started using the potty completely about 6 months ago. L just had her 4th birthday a few weeks ago so we are still new at this whole...
View ArticleSleep is for the weak….ok ok I’m weak!
Do you ever have one if those nights? The nights where you start off tired and decide to go to bed early? You are tired but not tired enough to get into bed yet so you take two sleeping pills (hey...
View ArticleProcrastin….oh look a butterfly
Is your house clean? Yes i’m sure it is. Sometimes I feel like I am the only SAHM that has a house that is in disarray. My house is clean, not much dust, usually no dishes in the sink (Or at least only...
View ArticleKids are our greatest blessings
I mean it. I feel like I was meant to have kids all my life. Being a mother, a SAHM is what I am meant to do,but there are those days when I feel like I am in Groundhog Day. I wake up and realize that...
View ArticleWhen we were young….
When we are younger things are different. We have no worries, other than school. We get home from school, do our homework and then rush outside for as long as we can before dinnertime – only to hope...
View ArticleMinion cupcakes for my boy
My son J just turned 3 The other day. The older he gets the sadder I get. He isn’t my baby anymore and as excited I am to see him grow up I can’t help but wish he would stay little forever. Here is my...
View Article“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
I recently met someone that I now consider to be a very good friend. She was on one of the mom boards for my area and I kept coming across her name. Something kept drawing me to her comments and posts...
View ArticleA day in the life of Fibro
I sit here at 1:22am with no hope of sleep on the horizon. Every night I pray that I get tired, I love everything about night time except thinking about getting up in the morning. I love having time to...
View ArticleWhat “morning me says to “End of the day me”
What would “morning you” say to “end of the day you”? I would tell my “end of the day me” that I need to take take a minute and step back. I need to appreciate the two little birth marks on L’s neck,...
View ArticleMama my hair hurts
It’s a normal Thursday and I pick J up from school. His teach (a dear friend) asked me to stay after for a bit so we could chat. I immediately think that he did something wrong, threw something or hit...
View ArticleMooooooooooooooooooooom he hit me again!
Sometimes I want to change my name. Not my name name, the name that I have had (and treasured) for the last 5.5 years. I tell the kids some days that my name is no longer mom, the last time I said it...
View ArticleA little something about us lately…
Okay so I feel like I’m getting back in the horse. I haven’t written in wayyyy to long. I have missed it, but also wasn’t sure I had anything to say. Summer is now over and we are trying to get back...
View ArticleKids are our greatest blessings
I mean it. I feel like I was meant to have kids all my life. Being a mother, a SAHM is what I am meant to do,but there are those days when I feel like I am in Groundhog Day. I wake up and realize that...
View ArticleI’ll show you my….
My awesome friend Katie and I are starting a collaboration each month in a series called I’ll show you my….This month the topic is family. It’s a way to get new bloggers to know us and for us to get to...
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