I will be the first to tell you that I am a stanch rule follower. I also have OCD tendencies but instead of being crippling, they actually work for me. My OCD requires me to have everything in my life neat and tidy. Except we all know that life is not ever neat and tidy. […]
My Husband Graduated and I Saw Jesus
I’ve been a stay at home mother for twelve years now. That number actually blows my mind since I had absolutely no intention of being one in the first place. It just so happened that while I was pregnant with our second child, the company where I had worked for thirteen years was bought out […]
A Beach Trip is Just What the Girlfriends Ordered
That was as small as I could crop the picture and still get all of my hair in the frame. This picture was taken on my first ever girl’s trip. It was right after high school graduation. That face was because I was in Panama City Beach, Florida, and probably way too young to be […]
My Kids Had Fun At The Zoo Against Their Will
I didn’t grow up going to the zoo. As a matter of fact, I think the one and only time that I went was on a school field trip. I only have very vague memories of the trip. Unless the trip was actually a dream. I can’t be sure. I was a kid. I thought […]
Parenting At Every Stage
The new school year has started here in Tennessee. Two of my kids are in middle school this time, while the other two are still kicking it at the elementary school. One thing I have learned in my thirteen years of being a mother is my role as Mom is constantly changing. Gone are the […]
My Fear Of Wax Figures
I am on a spring break trip with my family. I must say, it is one of the best things about life. We only have them for so long before they are grown and gone. Except maybe for that one who lives in your basement, until he’s thirty. I will never regret a dollar spent […]
Words From An Aging Optimist
I am one of the most optimistic people you will ever meet. Unless of course we never actually meet. In that case you will just have to take my word for it. Some people find blind optimism annoying, but I like to think of myself as a ray of sunshine, on an otherwise lackluster day. […]
Sickness Has Invaded Our Home
I write this post in disbelief. Disbelief that no one has YET to contact me, wanting to throw fists fulls of money at me, so a camera crew can follow around this family. We are nothing if not entertaining. Has your family been extra sick this winter? Is it just mine? It all started a […]
Surviving My Son’s Wellness Visit
I think I am a pretty good mother. I try to do all of the things that good mothers do. My children are my focus. I strive to make sure that they are happy, healthy and well-adjusted. Most days I walk around confident(ish) in my mothering abilities. Then I have to take one of my […]
A Parent’s Guide to Valentine’s Day
Holidays are so much bigger than they used to be. Take Valentines Day, for instance. The holiday of love. When I was a kid, my mother bought 20 generic valentines and wrote my name on each one. End of story. Done and Done. My job was to take them to school and give one to […]
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