We are curled up on the couch, the husband, the baby, the dogs, the parents' dogs, and I. I am moved by the beauty of a simple, summer night with the loves of my life. Through the windows I can see the fireflies dancing in the thickness of the blue night. I can't hear fireworks from where I am sitting, but it is just ...
Gone Fishin’…
which, in the land of mom, means that I've gone to the beach, which means an excess of family, food, sunshine, salt air... and a severe LACK of internet access. So, I'll update as much as I can, but, until then, go out and get your yanky doodle dandies on and have a safe and Happy 4TH!
a Name is a Name is a Name
I’m feeling a bit sentimental. We will be heading down to the shore for the Holiday weekend, And I can’t help but to think About the road that got us Here. Pardon the cliché, but it truly does feel like yesterday that my husband and I were spending our first summer together Down the shore, The days when we would sit on ...
movie about mommy
"Dear Baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for 20 minutes straight and that's all they do. They don't pull away. They don't look at your face. They don't try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight, without an ounce ...
Mommies are people, people with children When mommies were little, they used to be girls Like some of you, but then they grew And now mommies are women, women with children Busy with children, and things that they do There are a lot of things a lot of mommies can do -From "Parents are People", one of my favorite songs from ...
Once Upon a Time
"On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered, "Life will never be the same." Because there had never been anyone like you... ever in the world. ... If the moon stays up until morning one day, or a ladybug lands and decides to stay, ...
jeggings for everybody!
Today is a big day. A milestone, so to speak. On this day, for the very first time, my daughter is wearing her very first pair of jeggings. I know, fiercest baby on the block.
you know you’re watching too many Grey’s Anatomy reruns when…
....you yell to your husband, in the next room, "I need you to bring me a nasal aspirator, STAT!"
slumber party
Sweet sleep. I can remember the days of sleeping on my very own schedule, in my very own bed, to my very own heart's desire. That changed once we expanded our family. And I'm not talking about when we had a baby. No, our sleep has not been our own since we brought home our first child, an extremely rare ...
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