• Freshly Minted

    A month or so ago, I went to a birthday party for my sweet college roommate’s daughter.  After the party, Neal’s daughter (via his even sweeter wife, Kylie, I’m sure) sent me a…

  • Worth the Drive

    Last Friday after work, Chris and I loaded the kids up and drove seven hours to Atlanta.  Early the next morning, we got up and drove five more hours to a family reunion…

  • Pass Momma the Margarita

    Tonight, Chris ended up working later than he already thought he was going to work.  Which was really his loss because it was taco night, and our fiesta waits for no one. I…

  • The Marriage Game

    You ever have those things that sound like a great idea when you sign up for them, but then the closer it gets to the event, you start to wonder if you should…

  • C’est La Vie

    Oh, imaginary friends. I feel like we are growing apart. My silly work schedule at my silly job is draining me this year. Teaching is so intense right now that by the time…

  • Marriage: An Update

    Over the past week or so, Chris and I have continued to talk openly about our marriage and the rut we seem to have found ourselves in. So many people have suggested that…

  • Oh. Em. Gee.

    A few weeks ago, we were grocery shopping in Walmart and ran into one of Bean’s friend’s from school named Sophia. Her mom mentioned that they were getting ready to have a birthday…

  • The Happy Delinquent

    Every night at dinner, we ask the kids how their days at school were.  They each get the chance to tell us what they did, who they played with, and what they learned.…

  • Funnies

    The other day, I was helping Gracie line up her crayons.  I must have put one in the wrong place because she threw her hands up in desperation and cried out, “MOM!  You…