Bell On Heels

If you are going to be the mother of four, do it in great shoes.

Moms Have To Go To The Dentist Too. Even This Mom

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Look at these pearly whites. What’s the odds they will last me a lifetime? There is a lot to raising kids. Something always requires my attention. So much so that I often put myself on the back burner. I’m sure a lot of other mothers do as well. We pride ourselves on being the best […]

What If I Am Not Dressing My Age?

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Tell me the truth? What do you think about these shoes? The fact that I am having deep thoughts associated with a shoe, lets me know that something is going on. I am a shoe fan from way back. The first pair that I ever loved was a sassy brown zip-up boot with a chunky […]

Why Can’t Parents Seem To Give Themselves A Break?

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My day started at 3:00 AM when for reasons unknown to my hubby, his iPhone alarm sounded blasting Etta James. Imagine this: Pitch black. Sleeping hard. Then quite loudly…. ATTTTTTTTTTT LAAAAAAAAAAAST………..my love has come along……. Why does my husband have Etta James on his iPhone you ask? It’s because that was the song that we […]

But Wait, Isn’t Halloween In October?

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Number four didn’t FEEL like a picture. 75% isn’t bad. Do you remember when you walked into your local retailers a few weeks ago and all you saw was school supplies? Everywhere you looked there were huge signs prompting you to grab your list before everything was gone. Such pressure. I bought my kids stuff […]

Is Having A Large Family Really So Hard?

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When you tell people that you have four kids they look at you a little funny. They are usually waiting for you to tell them about the horrible event that accidentally led to you having so many. Some people actually choose to have four kids. Some people need that fourth baby to make their family […]

The Day I Could Have Lost My Son

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Finally headed home 🙂 Fall is just around the corner. I love this time of year. Although for the past few years this time has reminded me of a very difficult fall. The fall of 2009 when my oldest son got sick. It was just after Halloween. I look back now at the adorable pictures […]

A Child Was Missing In My Town

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I am a parent. Since you know that fact then you must know where to find my Achilles Tendon. My soft spot. The very thing that makes me feel the most vulnerable. My children. They are my heart after all. My children were all safe at home last night. Yet for one family in my […]