• Distractions.

    I think I have discovered the secret to being a happy person. A routine. I can always tell when things are a little off kilter in my life by looking at my routine.…

  • Month Five: Holy Cow

    Beanie is five months old now. I can’t believe it. I mean, on one hand it feels like he’s been here my entire life. Some people say that you don’t even remember your…

  • Part of the Fam

    I thought I’d give you all an update on Chris’ dad since I’ve gotten some emails about it (read about Chris’ family crisis HERE).   He is home from the hospital and recovering…

  • Good Morning, Sunshine

    Chris and I have this routine that we’ve settled into on the weekends.   We both really wanted just one morning to sleep in.   Just one morning where we didn’t have to…

  • Unsupervised

    “Lucy!   Come look at this!” yelled Big Molly. “What is it?” said Lucy. “They just left that short guy laying here!” “Oh my gosh!” said Lucy.   “Do you think they forgot…

  • Next to the Bed

    Tonight I was sitting in the rocking chair in my bedroom, rocking Beanie and giving him his bottle before bed.   I looked over to the table that sits next to the rocking…

  • Doing What Comes Naturally

    One of the things that I’ve always loved about my relationship with Chris was how easy it comes to both of us.   We may not have too many elaborate gestures.   We…

  • Buckets of Fun

    For Halloween this year we gave out Double Bubble gum.   We got a big bucket of it at BJ’s.   Chris was bummed that we didn’t give chocolate, but I figured it…