Not long ago I was compared to another mom. Not intentionally but I put myself in that position. My bad. The situation, without putting anyone unnecessarily on blast, was this: this mom didn’t look like the mom of an 8 year old. Whatevs. Good for her. Nothing to do with me. But I made it have to do with me when instead of not caring or not seeing it as an innocent observation I replied, “thanks”. Because apparently this mom not looking like the mom of an 8 year old automatically was an insult to me. So I totally deserved … Continue reading

1. 1001 th excuse of not blogging lately: NHL Playoffs. Lord Stanley has commanded me NOT to blog on game nights. And if you want your team to advance, you must listen to Lord Stanley. 2. Camden is for real teething. His top two teeth have already popped through and he’s working on a few more. I had a dream last night that he had 4 on top and 4 on the bottom so when he grinned at me this morning I fully expected a mouth full of teeth. Anyone ever dream something and fully believe it really happened until … Continue reading

Well where do I even begin except to say that life as I know it is over. For the time being at least. I have not blogged, pinned, or even done much Facebooking. I think it goes without saying that I have been busy. We are still, yes, still, moving stuff out of the old house. And with that comes the requisite cleaning. As I was cleaning Tyler’s old bathroom the other day, I was super irritated that I was cleaning a bathroom I no longer use nor have a use for when my own bathroom I do use needs to be … Continue reading

Dear Tyler, It is hard for me to believe that you are 9 years old already. It doesn’t seem like 9 whole years have passed since I heard you humming ever so softly under the lights while the nurses worked over you. I knew at that moment you would be special. I remember when I was pregnant with you that I prayed to God, “I don’t care if he comes out ugly, just please Lord, let him be smart”. I must’ve be very lucky because you are both handsome and smart. When you were little, even littler than your brother … Continue reading

On Thursday, after the rain lifted and took my pity party with it, hubby and I decided to have our belated Valentines Day lunch. He had to work Tuesday and I am just terrible at getting anything done on a Monday or Tuesday. I think I get paralyzed on hubby’s working days or maybe I’m just overwhelmed doing everything solo {remember, there is a reason my kiddos are 8 years apart!}. It totally worked out though because the earlier part of the week was plagued with poopy weather. Also my super awesome mother in law sent us a gift card … Continue reading

  My husband loves me.   Deeply.   Intensely.   So much so, that sometimes, it is hard to take it all in. Hard to believe that I get all of this just for being. Or specifically, for being me.   I don’t feel worthy.   And I cannot believe my luck.   How did I land such a man?   Today after getting my hair done, totally re-done, cut, styled, fancy peek-a-boo highlights, the whole shebang….     ….I come home to a husband that is so thrilled with the results that he really wants to get me upstairs.   … Continue reading

10. Hubby is on nights: As you found out, my 6 months of normal life were up and my coach turned into a pumpkin. Now hubby comes home at 5 am, sleeps all day, and leaves me stuck with bedtimes. By the time I’m done with that drama, I am too tired to stay up to blog. And I can only blog at night because… 9. Camden refuses to sleep or cooperate in general: It’s been a rough week for mama. In addition to not having much help from the husband, I have been dealing with baby that won’t nap, … Continue reading

I think Beth Anne over at The Heir to Blair has something with this Friday Brain Dump thing. What else am I going to do with all of my half-baked blog posts?? Speaking of baked… 1. Sugar wins: Despite all of my attempts to bake healthy stuff, the very unhealthy Kentucky Butter Cake (which will be posted Saturday, hopefully) and hubby’s Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake overtook my diet. The healthy muffins got moldy. Of course I didn’t realize this until after I popped one in my mouth. Ew. 2. Camden is a saver: I am pretty sure Camden is saving all of … Continue reading

  Dear Camden, my little pooks, it’s hard to believe that you are 5 months old already! It seems impossible that it was 5 months ago that you came into our lives; mine, dad’s, and brother’s, and made the world a smiley, happy, goobery place. Our lives just weren’t quite complete until you came along. Tyler was lonely, dad needed his baby fix, and mom needed, well, we’ll just call it  perspective. You solved all of those things for us, just by existing! But you do so much more than exist. You light up our lives with the tiniest things … Continue reading

Back in 2010 when I got my first iPhone, I gave my iPod touch to my then 7 year old with instructions to only download free apps. One $21 iTunes bill later, I discovered the world of “in-app purchases”. I wrote an article for Mom Logic about the experience and despite my 78 Facebook likes, a few moms were less than gracious about my ignorance. Well after having several iProducts for the last 2 or so years I have learned a thing or two about how to use all of the awesome settings to a) make sure the thing doesn’t … Continue reading