• Spring Cleaning Outside

    This weekend has been another gorgeous central Florida day. Mid-seventies and not a cloud in the sky. I have crazy bad spring fever right now, and this weather isn’t helping at all! Luckily,…

  • Potty Training, Step Two

    Gracie has been showing signs of being ready for potty training for about a month now.  She can hold it for a while, sometimes even all night.  She tells us when she has…

  • Again and Again and Again

    Oh, imaginary friends!  What a week!  Am I still awake?  It’s quite possible that this week has exhausted me to the point that I am blogging with my eyes closed while I catch…

  • Big Girl Room

    A few weeks ago, Chris and I started moving Gracie from her nursery into her big girl room.  It’s been a process.  We bought her a toddler bed that we initially intended to…

  • 7 Months and a Day

    Yesterday was seven months since my dad passed away.  I can’t believe it’s already been seven months.  I feel like I just saw him yesterday.  I think that’s part of coping for me. …

  • Weddings and Festivities

    I am sitting on my couch fighting either a terrible low pressure headache because a big storm is rolling in, or an oncoming migraine.  Either way, I feel like my head is being…

  • TONIGHT!

    It is widely known in my family that I am a last minute person. I’m never late when I attend something, but I’m last minute when it comes to preparations. And, honestly, nine…

  • Gracie Sings the Blessing

    By popular demand, here is the cutest video in the world of Gracie saying the blessing at the dinner table. For those who are interested, here is a transcript of the blessing. I…

  • Baby Shower Goodness

    This past Saturday, our friend, Christina, and I showered my sweet Sarah and her little baby girl.  I am ridiculously excited to meet Sarah’s little girl next month, but, to hold me over,…

  • Hang in There, Momma

    Bean was sick all weekend. He’s had a fever since Friday, which peaked on Sunday at 103 degrees (taken under his arm, so add about a degree to that reading… wowza). We just…