I’m nearly halfway through this 40th year of mine. It is hard to believe it is flying by so quickly and yet, it could be because I have, quite simply, forgotten that this milestone birthday hit this year. I don’t FEEL any older. I know I’m starting to look a little bit more so, but really, who cares? I don’t… View Post
My small girl is one heck of a softball player. It is remarkably safe to say these are genes she did not inherit from me. In fact, I just learned to catch a few weeks ago. She, on the other hand, has been doing so for five years. Yes, five. She turns nine in a few weeks. I’m not entirely… View Post
The day has finally come: my small people can wake up in the morning, entertain themselves without appearing at my bedside and attempting to prop my eyes open, stage whisper, ‘I think she’s still sleeping’, or demand that I come downstairs immediately because they are about to starve to death. I had long wondered at what age this small hurdle… View Post
Now that Summer is actually here – and by actually, I mean the days are mainly warmer, I’ve been able to open the windows a few days and I’ve worn flip flops almost every day, I’m pulling out all of my favorite warm-weather recipes for BBQ’s and fun-get-togethers. You know…. the ones everyone always requests when you come to a… View Post
I’m just going to go right ahead and call this my Summer of Firsts. I’m trying new vegetables and recipes, I’ve been on a massive organizational binge since my washing machine flooded my laundry room and kitchen and I have learned to catch (what? I didn’t know how to catch? No… I didn’t, but now I do!). And now? I’m… View Post
My Sweet Small Dude, Seven Years ago today, I saw your face for the very first time and I fell madly in love. I pushed one time, burst out laughing and you popped your way in to the world. Your entrance is apropos of your sunny personality. You’ve never met a stranger, spend time ‘saving worms’, are the first to… View Post
