• Happy 3rd Birthday, Bean!

    Tomorrow, June 1, is Bean’s 3rd birthday. But I’m too excited to wait the one hour and fifteen minutes to post this on his actual birthday. We are celebrating tomorrow morning with Bean’s…

  • My Sister.s Miscarriage, Part 4-6

    Yesterday, I posted three video interviews of my sister sharing about her miscarriage experience, in the hopes that through Ginny’s story, other women might find a voice to begin talking about this very…

  • Gone a-Visitin.

    We all had so much fun in Atlanta this weekend. I wanted to spend some time with my sister before her baby arrives this August and before all the pre-baby festivities begin and…

  • Air Travel With an Infant

    With summer nearly upon us, it’s just about time to start planning family vacations. I love me a good family vacay. There’s nothing better than getting away from the everyday and doing something…

  • MamaBear 5k

    This past weekend, we went to Atlanta to spend some time with my sister and brother-in-law. On Saturday morning, we got up early because John Michael and I were running a local charity…

  • Preschooler Dinners Continue

    First, can I just pause to freak out for a minute?  When I checked my email this week, I thought BabyCenter had sent me the wrong weekly updates.  I get emails from them…

  • MIA

    I’ve had a bit of a rough week. Nothing major, just one of those times when several things come to a head at once. I’m taking two classes right now for my teaching…

  • Scheduling the Unschedulable

      So many people told me when I was pregnant with my first baby that babies can’t be scheduled. They would laugh when I would tell them about books I’d read about how…

  • End of the Year Teacher Gifts

    School is winding down and summer is on the horizon. Have I mentioned yet how excited I am about summer? Yes? Okay.  Moving on… With summer a-comin’, it’s time for lots of you…