She was standing, staring listlessly at the merchandise on the children’s medicine aisle at CVS. As I searched for Ali’s Ibuprofen, she turned to me and asked, “How do you know what to buy? I mean, there are so many options. It’s just overwhelming!” I looked into her eyes for the first time. She looked […]
What I Learned at BlogHer.
I decided to attend my third BlogHer at the last minute to go to one event: The Voices of the Year Reception. Even though I wasn’t chosen as a speaker (thank goodness because my nerves couldn’t have handled it), being an Honoree was so exciting, and I had promised myself last year that if I […]
A Deeply Personal Note.
Last weekend, A friend and former coworker that I have known for 13 years passed away. I saw on Facebook that he had died, but not how. He was only ten years older than me, so I knew that his death, however it occurred, had to have been tragic. So I googled his name and […]
Twenty Minutes Away.
We took Ali with us today to have the opportunity to give away some of her toys, and to help serve our community. We fixed Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and served BBQ donated by Jim N Nick’s to tornado victims and volunteers. And I am not naive in thinking that what Ali saw today won’t […]
All Good Things…(or semi-decent things.. or marginally acceptable things…)
This past weekend while Chris and I were retreating for our anniversary, we did a lot of planning for the future. …what we wanted our family to look like over the next ten years… …how things should change now that we have TWO kids… …what our priorities should be… …what was most important to our […]
Checking Up – Seven Weeks.
Since I have been open in the past with my struggles when Ali was a newborn and about my fears about doing it all over again, I wanted to honestly share my experiences with Noah as well, even if it forces me to be serious for a post every now and then. I hope you […]
Noah’s Arrival
Spoiler: This post is a Long Birth Story interspersed and ending with Unbelievably Cute Baby Pictures to help detract from the traumasticity of the contents herein – at least for my sake. As I’m finally on a low enough dose of pain meds that I can type without the screen doing funky swirly things (and […]
Unprepared Preparedness
Disclaimer: More-Serious-Than-Usual Post to follow. I am going to earn the title of Mom of Two Kids ANY DAY NOW. And I am totally unprepared. My house is a wreck (because I’m unwieldy and exhausted and constantly contracting and therefore don’t feel like doing anything), thank you notes are not written, Christmas presents, although bought, […]
Hurricane Newbie
Ali asked to call Daddy this morning. When he got on the phone, she verbally exploded into the phone.. “I’m sick because I coughed all night long and Mommy just threw up all her food in the potty and I need you to come home right now and make me feel better!!!!” That pretty much […]
The Sequel: In Production. Release Date: Unknown.
Sometimes it’s refreshing to simply answer questions. Especially when it’s a question you get asked at least a dozen times a week, and you run out of vague ways to not actually answer, which usually answers the question in and of itself. So….yes, we’re trying to get pregnant. Or rather, we’re not not trying. And […]