• Why Moms Take All the Pictures

    While we were at the beach over Christmas, Chris and I tried to get a picture together. Unfortunately, our arms weren’t long enough, so this is what the picture looked like: Totally frame-worthy,…

  • From the Trenches of Motherhood

    I’M REPORTING TO YOU LIVE FROM THE TRENCHES OF MOTHERHOOD!  IT IS 4:38AM!  I HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM MY POSITION IN MY OWN BED BY A TWO-YEAR-OLD HAVING NIGHTMARES!  I WOULD LIKE THE…

  • Confessions of a Laundress

    Sometimes I do laundry, like a responsible adult.  I wash it, dry it, fold it, and put it away all in the same day.  Sometimes I even do multiple loads on the same…

  • Where I’m Supposed to Be

    We had this genius plan for how to keep Bean home all week without both Chris and I losing our jobs.  Chris was going to keep him Wednesday, my wonderful sister-in-law, Annie, was…

  • A Celebratory Splurge

    A few weeks ago, my principal asked me to go on the morning announcements one morning to share some information about a fundraiser I am doing with a club that I am the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Pass Me That Pen, Sweetheart

    One night this week, I had to stop by Target on my way home from work.  I had the kids with me, which is always eventful.  Gracie was sitting in the little seat…

  • #Winning

    Last week, I posted a blog post titled, “#Losing.”  It was about how terrible things were going in my work life, how stressful things were for Chris at his job, and about how…