• Saturday Mornings

    I love Saturday mornings at my house.   Usually, Chris gets up with Beanie so that I can sleep in a little bit.   Its lovely.   I lay in bed and sleep.…

  • Eleven Years

    This afternoon Chris, me, and the Bean were out running some errands and somehow we magically ended up at Target.   I don’t know how it happened.   I guess what’s meant to…

  • Fall is for Family

    This past weekend we planned to just lay low at the house.   Beanie was getting over his terrible cold and my cold was starting to get bad. But then we woke up…

  • Pimpin’

    “Come on, Beanie,” I said. “Let’s put on your shoes for our fall family picture.” “Oh, man!” said Beanie.   “I hate wearing shoes!” “I know, Buddy.   You don’t have to wear…

  • Flash in the Pan

    A couple years ago when Chris and I first moved to Connecticut from Florida, we had to go shopping for cold weather clothes.   Being from Florida, all we had were socks.  …

  • Trouble Maker

    You can’t tell from this picture, but Chris is actually in big trouble at my house right now. Oh, sure.   He looks all innocent.   He looks all “check-me-out-holding-an-adorable-baby.”   He looks…

  • Learning Curve

    Man, I love my binky. Oh, wait a minute.   What is this string hanging off here? I wonder what would happen if I just pulled on this string right here… Thwump. Waaahhhhhh!!!!!…

  • How Motherhood Gave Me Peace

    I once heard someone describe new moms as hormonal, sleep-deprived chickens with their heads cut off. It was a disturbing image to say the least. Especially considering that I was eight-months pregnant when…