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Toasting the Bride
On Saturday night after my cousin’s Eagle Scout ceremony, my aunt and uncle threw my sister and her fiance a wedding shower. It was a lot of fun. But throughout the whole evening,…
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A Family Affair
This past weekend, Chris, Bean and I rode to Atlanta with my parents for two very important events. On Saturday morning, my cousin, Jake, had his Eagle Scout ceremony and then later that…
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The Best Time for a Chat
Bean, I’d like to talk to you for a minute about your attitude this week. Is this a good time for you? ZZzzzz…. Okay, good. Bean, your Dad and I are becoming very…
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Something I Love From People I Miss
During my last week at work, my wonderful boss and co-workers threw me the nicest, warmest, happiest going away party a girl could ask for. My boss, the Dean of the school, gave…
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My Parenting Nightmare Realized: Dinner Out
Up until tonight, we’ve been pretty lucky with Bean on the eating out front. I am a big fan of restaurants and it has been so great to be able to take Bean…
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Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
After Bean’s haircut yesterday (and before the colossal meltdown at dinner that night), we took him to the park with Chris’ sister, Annie, to celebrate what a big guy he was getting his…
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Father/Son Bonding in the Hair Salon
This weekend, we are heading up to Atlanta for a bridal shower for my sister. The trip sort of crept up on me and now I am frantically trying to get us ready…
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Messy Meals
BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: BEFORE: AFTER: Bean likes to chew on the rubber part of the medicine dropper. Don’t worry. It came out of the dishwasher. There’s no medicine in there.…
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Things I Love About Florida
Despite the fact that snakes are rising up against me, there are things about Florida that I love that I had completely forgotten about while I lived in Connecticut. In an effort to…
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Kill It Till Its Dead!
This afternoon when Bean woke up from his nap, he was really fussy (read more about Bean’s reoccurring fussiness HERE) so I took him out to our back yard where Chris was playing…
