I was driving to my sister-in-law's house two hours away to give my husband a break. He has a chronic illness and requires a lot of rest (see my Christmas post about that lack of rest issue). Anyway... It's just a two hour drive. It is totally do-able without a stop. Unless I have to pee. But...

My two year old has pink toenails. Pink. I was painting my nails and he wanted his done. So ok. I painted them. He is very proud of them. He ripped his shoes and socks off at church, school, the playgroup.... all to show off his "pinks." And every time he shows someone, I get asked, "Does...

A friend mentioned to me that her son winning a fish at the church picnic. It was a lovely Beta which he named Bubbles. I had flashbacks to my son's first Beta, which was red, and after a day, he decided to name "Ahhhred." Made sense to me. Well, after a month, Ahhhred was found floating...

Sometimes you have days where you sit back and realize nothing you did that day was for you. And, luckily for me, on most of those days, I am thankful. I had a number of moments today where I was just plain giddy that I'm a mom. And here they are, in no particular order: I found snot on my arm. I...

We are going to an outdoor wedding tomorrow in Maryland. I am sure it will be beautiful and I am looking forward to it. I am. It's just that, well..... Nothing fits me. I am breastfeeding so I am um..... top heavy. My body is between a size 10 and 12 but I am a very vuluptious DD. I dare you to find...

There is applesauce on my kitchen ceiling. It has been there for a little over two weeks. Why is it there, you ask? Well the short answer is - because I am a mom. The long answer... I have a toddler. He is 2 and 1/2 years of rambunctiousness. I adore him, but when things don't go his way, things...