A couple of years ago, I was introduced to a culture I never before knew existed: Jeeping. Prior to owning a Jeep (our first one was a 1989 Wrangler that was still kicking it to help my husband get to …
I knew of its existence before I became a mom. I occasionally loathed or was frustrated with its existence. It kept me on the outside. I was a non-member. When I became an aunt back in 2007, I was granted …
I have realized recently that I now say lots of things that I never said before becoming a parent. Here are 25 recent statements.
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One of the things I love about my family is that we stick together. Over the weekend I had a bit of a flare-up from my surgery and ended up being more comfortable sleeping on the couch than in bed. …
Before we had our first human baby in October of 2009, we got our first fur baby in August of 2005. For about a year, I’d been dreaming of a Lhasa Apso puppy. I’d done research and found out they …
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I’d tell you that as a mother, I’m pretty sure my heart couldn’t be any fonder of my child than it is. But, after my longest time away from her in her …
For the last few days, one corner of the couch has been my domain. I’ve slept there; I’ve eaten there; I’ve lived there. I’m equipped with a water bottle, tissues, a flashlight, the phone, my computer, the remote control and …
Last Christmas we got an automatic soap dispenser. Being that I’m married to a technophile, we got it set up within a few days to try out. It was disastrous. Sometimes it would dispense soap just because we turned on …
Sometimes life can be overwhelming. In the midst of good things happening (like I mentioned on Monday), this week has been very difficult and tomorrow promises the biggest difficulty, yet. I’m going in for outpatient laparoscopic surgery to remove …