My Life
Romance Year Round Brought to you by Dr. Oetker {Giveaway}
Valentine’s day is now far behind us and why should we keep all our lovin’ ways for just one day? For us, Valentine’s day doesn’t mean much, but for parents of three pre-schoolers, keeping the romance alive means everything. Our marriage is the most important part of having a healthy family. I can tell you now though, it is not always easy, this romance stuff. Some Obvious Ways to Keep the Flames Burning Of course you could take fantastic child free vacations to some incredibly romantic island where you get Read More...
Without Them
When I said goodbye my heart ached to stay. I sat on the plane and tried to work, but my mind was on my children. When I checked my watch and noticed it was bedtime and I could not call, I longed to hear their voices. I got off the plane and could not talk to my husband. It was 2 a.m. in Charlotte. I wanted to say I love you. I am not the same person today as I was just a few years ago. My heart is forever with Read More...
A Big Annoucement and New Gig for this Girl!
I have been hiding something for a couple weeks. I totally let my twitter friends know that I had a big announcement coming, but I could not share my big news until today. After a few years of blogging away and immersing myself in social media, I have a job doing what I love! (I so need a drum roll) I am the Community Manager for Brica! If you are expecting or have little ones at home, I am sure you will love Brica as much as I do. This Read More...
I’ll Be In the Bathroom
I spend a lot of time in the loo and as you might expect no matter what my business, I am not alone. This is motherhood folks. And marriage after a while. Dude, just because we are married you can’t just come in when I’m going. I suppose I get the littles doing it but a grown man in there just crosses my line. The conversation can wait. I’m not in there a lot for myself though. I have 3 children.They all want or need me to to wipe them. Read More...
Mother Nature’s Beautiful Mistake
Yesterday was March 1st and temperatures in Charlotte hit 78 degrees! In all honesty, I spent a great day of time while my kids were in school pondering global warming and wondering how people could doubt that something totally fishy is going on. A quarter of the country is freezing with snow days in the Northeast and just hours south we threw on our bathing suits. That fishy sunshine warmed my spirits after a very tough few weeks. With that kind 0f sun and 3 kids, my thoughts of the Read More...
On My Due Date, I Grieve
Today is (or was) my due date. I should be in the hospital delivering our 4th beautiful baby. I am not. We lost our baby to a fetal teratoma in August and for me, every day since has felt a little wrong. This day and the baby we should have occupy my thoughts almost constantly. For those of you who have lost a baby or a loved one, you must know what I mean. Life goes on, but sometimes for me, it stands still. I stop moving. I watch people Read More...
This Man Has My Whole Heart
I don’t know what I did to get so lucky. We don’t really celebrate Valentine’s day, but every day I pause and reflect on how much I love him. And how much he must love me. We are lucky, right? Please don’t think it is all sunshine around here. I know he loves me so much and I love him so much because things have been so hard lately. Some days feel impossible. Many days I am not myself. Sometimes, I am merely a reflection of the grief in my Read More...
The Case of the Itchy Scratchy Baby and the Nipple that Wasn’t
Let the detective work begin. Today started out totally normal. You know, complete chaos in the morning. As per our usual routine I ran chasing Violet around the house in an effort to force her prized Tinkerbell nightgown off of her body and momhandle an outfit on her. It’s fun times here in the a.m. My little peach was more unhappy than normal and as soon as I pulled her nightgown off I saw why. She had a mystery rash covering her body. This photo was taken a little before Read More...
