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My First PTA Board Meeting as President
Tonight, I hosted my first PTA board meeting as President. I thought I’d share some details, in case any of you happen to also have “sucker” tattooed on your foreheads, too. I have…
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Regretting My Summer
I love teaching and I would do it whether we had summers off or not, but I do love having that time every year with my kids. Summers have always been my favorite…
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I Was Mean Girled by My Own Daughter
We are heading to the Keys for a week-long vacation soon, and so I loaded the kids up late last week to head over to Target for the dreaded bathing suit purchase. Can…
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Happy 8th Birthday, Bean!
Yesterday Bean Man turned 8 years old. He was lucky this year and his birthday happened to fall on the first day of summer vacation, which was a coincidence that definitely needed to…
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Win Some, Lose Some
Oh, Lord, y’all. I’m about to tell you a really long, detailed story about how I messed up royally and it will make you feel better about your own life decisions. So, last…
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A Boy’s World
Bean got a new bed last week. We traded his queen sized bed (which he loved and we had to promise would be replaced with something infinitely cooler…) for a bunk bed. He…
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Happy Mother’s Day to Me!
As the kids get older, the Mother’s Days become even better. They are filled with more handmade artwork and lots of “you’re the best mommy ever’s.” My Mother’s Day celebration actually began Friday…
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I’m Becoming My Mother
Growing up, there were things my mom did that I just could not understand in my juvenile, young adult mind. In fact, I didn’t understand them fully until I became a mother myself.…
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An Itemized Statement of Gracie
Item #1: Gracie has her preK graduation in a few weeks. I hyperventilate every time I say that. I can’t believe she is going to be in kindergarten this fall. We have her kindergarten…
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Guilt’s a Punk
So, the guilt beast showed up this week with guns blazing. I’ve been feeling pretty great lately about our family, and that guilt bastard sniffed out my confidence and was like, “WHOAH, THERE…
