I was peed on today. So was the floor and oh, yes – THE WALL of the bathroom at my daughter’s gymnastics studio. Who knew the small guy had such range? So. I was wet – yuck! And on my hands and knees in a public restroom cleaning up pee. DOUBLE YUCK! Try not to be jealous. This sort of… View Post
Time keeps ticking.
I remember this moment like it was yesterday. Delaney wasn’t even 24 hours old. Amazingly, one day followed the next. I had a crawler, then a walker, then a babbler and now a talker. She is growing into this little person and it is a true miracle to witness. This Fall will be the first step in my ‘wow-she’s-really-growing-up’… View Post
On an Island
Sometimes I feel a bit like I am floating somewhere in the midst of the Pacific Ocean. All by myself. Sometimes, I wish I was. Floating by myself, that is. Parenting is hard. Being a Mommy is hard. Rewarding – absolutely. Magnificent – you bet! Wonderful – of course! But, still HARD. I’m in the midst of what feels like… View Post
To Mama Bear or Not to Mama Bear
Channeling the Wicked Step Mother
Today I felt like I was struggling to keep my head above water. Sure, I’m busy – but so are you. Sure, I’m stressed – I’m positive you are too. But the hardest part has been a bit like an out of body experience. I have watched myself morph – over the past few days – into a Mommy I… View Post
The tears keep falling
Last night after I went to bed, I lay in the dark. Just thinking. Every thought I had banished from my mind earlier in the day came creeping forward. I was thinking about Maddie. And Heather and Mike. It just isn’t fair. It is kicking-and-screaming-bury-your-head-in-a-pillow-shake-your-fists-at-the-sky-unbearable. I thought about my kids. The dark thoughts – the ones that warn me I… View Post
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