Well…it’s Sunday. And what do we do on Sundays? Can I get a high five for football and grocery shopping??!! And by football and grocery shopping, I don’t mean that we are tossing the pigskin down the aisles, I mean that OB is watching football and the girls and I are trying to make it…
I know, it sounds crazy and I am here to tell you that it is! Parenting is no joke. These tiny little people demand three meals a day, every day, plus snacks and various drinks in between. And let’s talk about the drinks. Children are very careless and inexperienced at normal life things like drinking…
Backed into a corner! That’s where I found myself this afternoon. I was out with the family, not expecting anything life-changing to occur. We’d just had a blast at the playground and then stopped at Panera for lunch. I had wanted to take the kids to one of the shops a few doors down from Panera,…
“So why you are here today?” This is what my Dr. has said to me every single time she’s walked into the room where I’m patiently sitting at the edge of the paper covered bed, trying not to wrinkle the paper too badly. Every time for the last 14 years. Or so. Oh and I should…
A week ago Sunday I was packing for a solo vacation and dreaming of my responsibility-free alone time. I had my sunglasses, a bottle of water, my favorite bag and I was ready to go! I went to the backyard to say my goodbyes to the kids and OB when my vacay dreams were stopped dead in their…
I pulled into my driveway this afternoon with two sleeping girls in their carseats and realized something. We’ve made it to a point where it isn’t completely impossible to take the two of them out for the day by myself. I no longer have to park in super weird and faraway places so that I…
My fifth wedding anniversary was yesterday {May 2, 2009} and all week long I’ve been trying to think about what I would write about it. I thought I might just do a straight up photo bomb because… The Dress The Bridal Party The Details And Of…
This is for all the moms out there who are suffering from the mom guilt. We all have it. So whether your house hasn’t been cleaned since there was snow on the ground, you gave in and let your toddler eat goldfish and a cookie for breakfast, you don’t have your kid signed up for dance class,…
As I was driving to work today, the radio stations were all paying tribute to the Boston Marathon bombing that happened one year ago today. We live in MA, about an hour or so from Boston. I had friends that were running the marathon and friends that were there watching and cheering on their loved…
In order to prevent anyone from having the false impression that I have it all together just because I am never more than an hour late for work and always make it in with mascara and a ponytail, am an expert on all things Bravo and am basically a professional cooker of pot roast, today I…
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