• Hello, Summer!

    / May 31, 2017 / 2 Comments

    Today was the last day of school for our family.  Hallelujah!  I woke up super early just so I could have time to get these pictures taken, which involves scouring all my computer…

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  • Bulk-Order Lingerie

    / May 30, 2017 / 8 Comments

    Before I go into this saga, let’s lay some ground rules.  If you know me in real life, we will not speak of this information I am about to divulge.  However, a small…

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  • Double Trouble

    / May 22, 2017 / 1 Comment

    The older kids get, the harder it is to keep a straight face when they are in trouble.  AmIright???? The other day, we were driving down the road and they were getting on…

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  • Endings and Beginnings

    / May 21, 2017 / 3 Comments

    I always get nostalgic at the end of the school year.  For my own babies, it marks the passing of time and growth, which to a parent is bittersweet.  I’m so proud of…

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  • Back to Yale

    / May 15, 2017 / 4 Comments

    This past weekend, Chris and I took a quick trip back to Yale.  The chair of Chris’s graduate department was retiring after 40 years.  Ben Sammler is a giant in the field of…

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  • Piss Off, Sweetheart

    / May 10, 2017 / 4 Comments

    So, I wrote about how Sunday was awesome and I was feeling so much better.  But then Monday happened and I thought I was dying again.  Oy.  I’ve been sick with a cold…

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  • Chasing the Cruds Away

    / May 7, 2017 / 1 Comment

    Thursday morning, I had a horrible headache, which is really uncommon for me.  By Thursday night, my throat was itching, and by Friday afternoon, I had a fever.  Yuck.  I came home Friday…

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  • Spirited Child Update

    / May 2, 2017 / 3 Comments

    Wow!  You all gave me such great insight and ideas yesterday in how to deal with Bean and some clues as to maybe why he is acting out.  I think the majority consensus…

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