When it comes to anniversaries, birthdays, and really any special occasion, my husband is the best. He remembers EVERYTHING. Has never forgotten our wedding anniversary. Even remembers our first date. I’m the opposite. Oh, I always remember our wedding anniversary.…
Category: family strife
Cyberbullying in the Digital Age #Blue4Grace
If you read my blog, you will notice that I have several topics that I talk about over and over again. My blog evolved from a general catchall for anything to do with raising a kid, a preteen, and a…
Menu Planning: Recovery from Wisdom Teeth Surgery
She’ll need to have all four wisdom teeth out. Here’s a referral to an oral surgeon. I’ll admit that this information caught me off guard. My Teen had been brace-free for about two years. When she got out of the…
Explaining the Unexplainable
I was offline on Monday. Tired. Exhausted. Taking a break from the internet. After a week of kids off for Spring break, a child recovering from wisdom teeth surgery, and hours spent collating my end of the taxes, I was…
Commuting by the Numbers
I was in the rat race. I’m still a worker bee now, but back then I was not only working but commuting over an hour to work. About 10 years ago, my commute took up two precious hours of my…
It Was a Puddle and a Big One, Too #cloroxlounge
It was an ordinary day. No preschool to rush to. A lazy day where I stayed in sweats. The baby hung out in her swing or bouncy seat or on her mat. I alternated between playing with my toddler and…
Taking Back Date Night #sitterscout
Stress was my middle name when my oldest was a baby. My husband and I were living in a whirl of work and school. He was an English teacher who coached two Varsity teams for the high school he taught…
2012: Resolutions and Then Some #Tots2Tweens
I don’t write down my resolutions. I’m not sure if I have ever written down a New Year’s Resolution. Maybe, years ago? Perhaps, I jotted something down on a scrap of paper? Did I write something on my calendar? In…
Bathroom Talk Is Now, O.K. #CloroxLounge
The grimace. You know the one that you make when your children says something about the bathroom or anything in the “toilet talk” range of conversation topics. You cringe. You take a sharp intake of breath. You pray that your…
Remembering a Friend
I only knew Susan from her blog. By that I mean I didn’t meet her before I started writing my own blog. But, Susan was among the first group of local bloggers that I met. We have a vibrant and…