Around the House

  • Scenes from My Couch

      Flowers my sweet sister-in-law brought me I’ve been couch-sittin’ for the past week to help my back get stronger so that I can finish out the last three weeks of work before…

  • Yard Sale

    This past weekend, we had a big yard sale.  I’ve been collecting stuff in our garage for the past 5 months and finally the stars aligned (meaning Chris was home, I was feeling…

  • After All These Years

    Did you know Chris is a music fanatic?  Well, he is.  He loves all music.  He appreciates the artistry.  He isn’t musical himself, but he understands it.  He gets music in ways that…

  • TV Time Out

    I’m not one of those mom’s who keeps vigilant watch over how many minutes or hours of TV Bean watches.  As long as he has more hours doing active, creative, stimulating things than…

  • Fun Friday Finds

    I am a loyal consumer. Once I find something I like, I rarely stray from it and I sing it’s praises to anyone who will listen. Which is what I’m doing today.  Because…

  • Man Down! Man Down!

    Bean’s sick again. But this time it is pretty bad. This past weekend his little chest cold took a turn and became a raspy, congested, hard-to-breathe virus. His fever spiked up to 104…

  • The End of My Beloved’s Rope

    I’m one week shy of being eight months pregnant. My back has gone out twice. I’m tired. I’m cranky. I’m usually half covered in chocolate ice cream smudges. In short, I’m not at…

  • What You Don’t Know

    Because I’m high on muscle relaxers tonight, I thought I’d share some intimate secrets with you. Things that you may not know about me, no matter how long you’ve been reading my blog.…

  • Sneaky Peaky, #2

    When I found out I was having a boy when I was pregnant with Bean, I think I had his entire nursery decorated in about 24 hours.  I bought anything blue and sports…

  • Coping

    They say that when you’re pregnant, your dogs can sense that something is up.  With Bean, this was true.  Lucy and Molly stayed closer to me, were quieter, and were gentler during my…