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A day in the life (at the beach).

7:40am: Roll over in bed and put my arm around the little baby who is snuggling up against me. Fight "awake" for a few minutes, wrestling with the last of my dreams, until I hear "Hi! Hi, mommy!" and smile at the day. 8:00am: Bring the baby into my parents' bed and all snuggle under the ...

Q:

How many red white and blue outfits does it take (must I pack) to dress one 14 month old for July 4th? A: Remains to be seen.

By the way, in case I forgot to mention it,

It is my hope that when my daughter is in high school, she looks back on this photo and groans; not because she is embarrassed that she lived with a mother who dressed her up for rainbow colored photo opps, but because she is embarrassed to have lived in a country where equality was, at one time, ...

There may a day

when you're feeling a bit off, and it seems like there's nothing that can shake you out of your funk. Well, friends, on that day, try belting out a 10pm duet of Suddenly Seymour with the person you love. Just trust me. It will make it all better. With Sweet Understa-aaa-nding. Or, you know, so I've heard.

Greatness/the past few days

Some things are good. Other things are great. Getting to come home from a wonderful morning of teaching, only to find my sister and daughter playing dress-up together, my little girl decked out in gold chains and over-sized purple shades, feels great. "Sorry, but you can't dress her up as well as I can," my baby sister said to me. "That's ...

And Oh, those summer nights.

dirty piggies and porch swings and all.

Today, I cried. In Ikea.

Originally Published on Little Four Eyes Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve grown to love my baby girl’s glasses. They help her, they are a tangible solution to a small problem, and they look so darn cute. I’ve learned to love them so much, that I have stopped thinking about them. I have accepted them. They have become a wonderful, valuable, ...

It’s my Blogiversary and I’ll give thanks if I want to.

Happy Blogiversary, friends! Here! I've baked you these cupcakes*! Take a bite. Put your feet up. Stay a while. Truly, it is hard for me to believe that it has been a year since I typed my first entry of Mommy, Ever After. I remember that day perfectly. What seemed like a spontaneous decision was actually born out ...

Dear Baby,

Why did you take so gosh darn long to fall asleep tonight? Was it the 2 1/2 hour afternoon nap, snuggled up under the cool white sheets with Mommy as the fan whirred above our heads? Was it the extra few bites of Mama's key lime cupcake? Is a sugar high to blame? Were the songs from our ...

Hooray!

For pretty Summer days, For pretty gold toe-nail polish, For pretty rad outdoor dance parties to tunes from Rent, For pretty much everything about my pretty little dance partner.