These are the men in my life. One has had my heart for 7 years now…the other for only 718 days, but it feel like a lifetime. One has brown hair and hazel eyes…the other, a little blondie with blue eyes, but they both have my heart. They both love baseball, especially the Cardinals. They could eat ice cream or… View Post
You know when something just hits you the right way?? You hear the perfect song for your mood? You read a phrase in a book that clicks? Or you see a quote that captures the essence of how you feel on a given day? That’s me today. This was the quote from Real Simple’s Daily Thought : “Every day may not be good,… View Post
I think children are the most observant lot of all…. And worse, mine feel compelled to mention everything they notice. Take for example, that my sweet Delaney is apt to throw me under the bus ANYTIME she notices something new: “I love your new shoes, Mommy.” (picture the sidelong glance from my husband) and then there is, “Wow, Mommy…you look… View Post
Delaney has learned her letters. Now she is tackling word, letters and a little bit of spelling. We spend a lot of time saying, “Tell me an animal that starts with an ‘M’.” and “What letter does ‘Daddy’ start with?”. She is doing a great job (forgive me while I relish a little minute of mommy-pride) Today, we were talking… View Post
In fact…I think my ‘selfish’ genes are dancing around with all of my pre-pregnancy clothes…they have taken one last glance in my direction, mumbled ‘Sucker’ under their breath and are mambo-ing off into the sunset. You could call this loss of selfishness: Motherlove. And, I think it just sort of happened. I might not acutally get to take credit for… View Post
96…that’s how many questions my three year old asked me today. And, no, that doesn’t include the ‘whys’. I figure I’m in the thousands if I get to include the ‘whys’. So, for counting purposes, I just included the actual questions I was required to answer today. “Mommy, what are we doing today?” This is a Delaney favorite…I get it… View Post
