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A Day, A Week
It’s been an odd week. I’ve been out of sorts. Things feel out of control and a little overwhelming. But when I try to put my finger on what exactly is off, there…
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Gracie Update: Age 22 Months
Gracie Girl is 22 months old this week. In some ways, I can’t believe she is almost two-years-old, but in other ways it is hard to believe she’s ONLY two-years-old. Gracie Girl is…
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Grocery Fail
A lot of things have become easier now that my kids are getting bigger. Grocery shopping is not one of those things. It is official. I can no longer take both of them…
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Bean Update: Age 3 1/2
I’ve never been really good at doing milestone updates on my blog. Which is weird because most bloggers use their blogs as a way to catalog milestones. Now that I think about it,…
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Overrated Fairy Tales
I wrote the following for something (probably Southern Weddings?) but never published it. At least, I don’t remember publishing it. So, I’m not really sure if you’ve already seen this one somewhere. I…
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How to Pick Your Battles
I realized the other day that it had been a while since Chris and I had a good knock down, drag out fight. Which is saying something because we are smack dab in…
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An Unexpected Staycation
This weekend was a four-day weekend for me. On Friday we had a teacher planning day. At our school, it is optional for you to come in as long as you’ve gotten your…
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I’m a Godmother!
This past weekend we packed the kids up on Friday after work and headed to Atlanta. That’s right. A seven hour drive after work with two wee ones. What in the world could…
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School Picture Day
This past fall, the kids had school picture day. One of the teachers suggested that we do a siblings picture, too, so I could have one of the kids together. That sounded great,…
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Revenge Grocery Shopping
I am equal parts ashamed and proud of the story I am about to tell. You should just know that. I am swamped right now. It’s just one of those weeks when the…