You know the kind of love that won’t let you stop thinking about someone else? The kind that makes you smile when you are alone….the kind that makes you wish the other person was actually edible…just so you could keep a small piece of them with you all the time. It is the heart-racing-I-would-do-absolutley-anything-for-you kind of love. That is how… View Post
Daddy seeping + baketbaw = no work for Mommy
I’m sure you have had one of these days before too. You know….how you procratinate, despite having a long ‘to-do’ list. That’s me right now. I have work to do, but instead of doing the work, I’m blogging about NOT doing it. My head is a stormy sea of thoughts and emotions. My intentions were good…really, they were! I started… View Post
Walk away….and other parenting tips
“Walk Away”….two beautiful words one mom uses to encourage her toddler to make a good decision. This is tremendous in my mind…since I’m certain I have been bitten (and hard) by the ‘No’ bug lately. “No hitting, no standing on the couch, no throwing toys, no climbing on the dining room table, no stealing toys from your little brother!” Clearly… View Post
Parenting is….
So, I’ve been asking moms I meet (or already know) to finish this sentence….”Parenting is…..” Here is a beautiful, amazing, surprising sample of the feelings shared with me. Parenting is….. “love, survival, pure joy” “the hardest thing I have ever done” “satisfying, challenging, one-of-a-kind” “hard, trying, rewarding, perplexing, fun” “full of drama, a sitcom, a little bit of everything” “crazy, being… View Post
How can we keep our kids safe?
As of right now, there are 4 students dead at Northern Illinois University and at least another 15+ who were injured. A ‘gunman dressed in black” comes into a lecture hall filled with more than 150 students and just starts shooting. I feel sick to my stomach. I have that thick sensation in the back of my throat…you know the feeling. … View Post
Sassy
Yes…that is her nickname. My three year old, Delaney, has many pet names, but ‘Sassy’ seems to fit her best. And, I kind of like it. It fits her. She is all Sass. I often think she has all the qualities I want her to possess as a 23 year old woman, but not quite as a 3 year old. … View Post
