Happy New Year! I can hardly believe that 2015 marks two HUGE milestones around here: the 9th (!!!) anniversary of this blog and my 40th birthday (!!!!!) Yes, that's a lot of exclamation points, but well-deserved. If this blog were a person it would be in 3rd grade. Any day now … [Read more...] about 2014: The Year in Review
The Family Six
InstaOctoNovember
If that title doesn't have you thoroughly confused, then I haven't done my job well. What it translates to is the fact that I forgot to post InstaOctober last month, but I'm too OCD to actually skip a month. As if hordes of you will show up at my front door and say, "HEY, lady. … [Read more...] about InstaOctoNovember
As Good As It Gets
The subject of this story and I in happier (and much warmer) days. I don’t know if it’s the weather, Daylight Savings Time, or just a phase we need to get through, but it’s been a rough couple of weeks for me and the boy. It started out innocently enough. A reprimand here or … [Read more...] about As Good As It Gets
Insta-September
1. Aren't my parents the cutest? They'll celebrate 55 years of marriage at the end of this month. Every day I count my blessings to have them so near and in good health. And, of course, for the wonderful example they set for me when it comes to honoring your marriage vows. 2. … [Read more...] about Insta-September
It’s a Fantasy Football Fantasy Up In Here
As I shuffled into the bathroom last Monday morning, groggy and not quite awake yet, I gave Mike the most romantic thing I can offer at 6:20 am: a peck on the cheek along with a few minutes of semi-coherent conversation while he gets ready for work and I sit on the toilet. (TMI? … [Read more...] about It’s a Fantasy Football Fantasy Up In Here