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Remember how I told you

that there have been a few mommy moments that I'm not all that proud to admit? Well, tonight, I took my one-day-shy-of-18-months-old-kid and wrapped her up in her old hospital receiving blanket, and rocked her in my arms like a newborn, singing "Ahhhhhh. Ahhhhh. Ahhhhhhh baby." And she humored me for a hot second, before looking up at ...

An Impossible-to-believe-“Dirty Dancing”-Moment, THE SEQUEL!!!

You see, tonight, as I was cleaning up dinner and picking up after the hurricane formerly known as my daughter, I put on "Be My Baby" by the Ronnettes, so that we could slow dance together. And as I held her, swaying back and forth, she grabbed my face and kissed me, right smack on the mouth. With her ...

Time travel.

Just the other day, it hit me that it was exactly two years ago this week that we found out that we were expecting. It blows my mind. Two years, it has been? How the hay did that happen? I can still remember exactly how I felt; exactly what the world looked like; exactly what I was wearing, feather earrings ...

Home.

As I have mentioned before, this has kind of been a doozy of a summer. It has certainly had it's moments of brightness and beauty, but the scarier moments have only served to heighten my gratitude for the loved ones around me. I am so so blessed to have the family that I have been born into. I treasure ...

Of mice and men (and women and bunnies).

Remember my bunnies? Yes. Well, saving them has now become my part time job. They have made a home in our back yard, and every time I let my dogs out, I have to hold my breath until I can be sure that there are no rabbits in sight. And then there are the times that I do spot a ...

Too hot to handle.

I have spent the last 3 days with a very sick baby and a very far away husband. I have spent the last 3 days covered in snot. I have spent the last three days with tissues tucked into every crevasse of my outfit. And no, I do not stuff my bra. I have spent the last three days worried ...

There comes a time

when your tiny, little baby will look at you and wave her hand and say "Hi mama. Hi!" and flash you a toothy smile and you will realize that your tiny, little baby is not a tiny, little baby anymore.

Happy Engagemeversary!

4 years ago, today, was one of the most magical, special, memorable days of my life. 4 years ago, today, My husband and I became engaged. (oh, and just in case you're not sure what that link there is, that's the proposal story, in all of it's parts. Enjoy! I did!) It's hard to believe that it's only been ...

Once upon a noon-time cheery,

there was a girl. Let us call her Rebooka. When she was 3, her parents took her out to a nice restaurant for lunch. Being the precocious young girl that she was, she asked for a sip of her mother's red wine. Not seeing the harm in one little sip, her mother obliged, and granted her daughter that small taste. With a ...

“Take me, baby. Or leave me.”

Last night, before bed, my sister and I were having a chat. We chatted about her upcoming birthday. We chatted about our family dogs. And then, I quoted Rent. And then, I copied and pasted. Me: do you know what that quote above was from btw? Sis: Rent! duh Me: I like forgot if you knew rent Sis: I liked everything you liked ...