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Pink Baby was her name, and she was my everything from age 1 to college. I took her everywhere! And, my parents had an extra one hidden in my closet just in case I lost her. She was my lovey. I fully intended on doing the same for my kiddo, stocking up a few of [...]
Let me start off by saying I grew up working in the theater, so I'm really good at making fast friends. But, now that I'm a mom I've got a whole new set of standards that I didn't know I'd have. Standards, you ask? Who has standards when you are exhausted from learning how to [...]
We all know how some road trips start with, "I don't want to go there!" or "Do we have to?" and when they get older, "Can't I just stay home?" I was that kid, my sister was that kid. We didn't get it and we didn't appreciate it. But, as an adult I've been prompted [...]
There are a few unspoken heroes in my life. You might have them in your own life, as well. They are the kid-less friends, the friends who don’t have littles right now, but who still treat you like you are a person and not just someone’s mom. This thank you letter is for them. Thank [...]
I was pretty heavy into social media as a young 20-something. When I was in that beginning of my pregnancy I realized something about myself that most of us, especially moms, are interested in. You know, those juicy details, the small details about pregnancy and birth that remind us of our own stories and how [...]
As a kid I hated moving around, city to city, state to state. I didn’t get it and I was always mad when we moved away from friends I had just made. We moved from Northern Indiana to Colorado, then back to Southern Indiana, until we finally settled in Bloomington for the last five years [...]
A typical afternoon in my house looks like this: I’m in the kitchen making some kind of food, and I hear a tiny voice say, “Can I help, mama?” Usually, I start looking around for something my little person can help out with. First, it started with the silverware, just the spoons and forks and [...]
As you all know August is Romance Awareness Month. What? You didn’t know? Yeah, neither did I. But what a great time to try and bring a little romance back to your relationship. No matter what stage of a relationship you are in, whether you have kids in the home, out of the home, or [...]
Meet my kids. They are almost exactly six years apart in age and different genders. Our son really wanted a boy so they could grow up and play video games together. But alas, his sister came along. Thankfully he was ok with that, too. Give them time to get to know each other The first [...]
When my husband and I bought our condo five years ago, I had never put much thought into what purpose our porches would be serving. To me, when we bought it, we had a yard that would be useful and fun. In reality, that "yard" is a trail for the community and in the summer [...]
