Around the House

  • A Sign of the Times

    Signs That You’re Parents of an Infant You count time in four-hour intervals. You wake up every couple hours at night – some because the baby is crying and some because she’s not.…

  • A Healthy Marriage

    We took Bean to the pediatrician for this two-year-old check up a couple weeks ago and they confirmed what we had already suspected. He’s a pipsqueak. Bean’s in the 5th percentile for weight.…

  • Incommunicado

    I am terrible at communication. (Which is odd. Because I am a blogger.) Specifically any kind of communication which involves technology. (Again, this is odd. Because I am a blogger.) Emails sit in…

  • Happy Birthday Party, Bean!

    This past weekend we had Bean’s birthday party.  It was a small backyard cook out and pool party with family and friends.  We had a great time and by the end of the…

  • Your Mom Likes Facebook

    My parents have Facebook accounts now. Clearly, the end of the world is near. Yesterday, they were both over at my house in the late afternoon and we were all sitting around with…

  • Summertime Confessions

    1. For the first time in the whole life, I have a tan. Not a sunburn. A real tan. 2. I started the Couch-2-5K program last week to help tone up this summer.…

  • Puppy Love

    From the minute we brought Bean home from the hospital, Big Molly has been right by his side. She used to lay down where ever he was – next to his bouncer, next…

  • Home Sweet Home

    Since Gracie’s birth, I have been staying home with the kiddies while I’m on maternity leave.  When I stayed home on maternity leave with Bean, time seemed to fly by.  I was home…

  • Snapshots

    A couple weeks ago, my BFF, the Pioneer Woman, did a blog post about one of her favorite iPhone apps. Instagram is like Twitter, but you’re sharing pictures instead of status updates. Because…