Living. And loving. And hurting.
This post is intentionally not titled “Halloween”. I have decided that I don’t like Halloween. In the past, I have enjoyed pumpkin patch pictures, carving jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin seeds, making fall treats, dressing up and trick or treating! All of the above! This time around, though, all I’ve done is stress about candy, HFCS, dyes, gluten, soy, and how to keep… Read More
No sleep. And no patience. And no energy. I’m so tired. I’m tired of being a bad momma, and a bad wife, and a bad housekeeper. I’m tired of being a bad friend. I can’t remember ever having a day as bad as today. I love my kids, I do… but something has to give soon, before I have a… Read More
I’ve been blowing up on Twitter, and several people have made the suggestion to “blog it out.” I think it’s time. I am not having a good go of it. Nothing has gone well for a long time now, and it’s getting overwhelming. I am twelve weeks pregnant with a 3 year old, a 1 year old, and an international… Read More
Three years ago, this boy made me a mom. He made this man a daddy. And over the past three years, he’s made us the luckiest parents alive. Happy Birthday to my sweet Ronan. You bring smiles to every day. I love you!
No, YOU didn’t write a post about Halloween until 16 days after the actual event. *side eye* So, whatever. We had costumes that were passed on from friends. Ronan had the choice of elephant and Buzz Lightyear. Ruby was going to be either a Ladybug or a unicorn. Fastforward to moment of dressing. I had decided on Ladybug for Ruby,… Read More
Ronan had a follow-up evaluation yesterday. It has been 6 months since his first evaluation, and the county department wanted to find out if we’d been seeing progress with his speech therapy. Ronan gets therapy twice a week, which is relatively unheard of, and what they really wanted was to find a reason to bring him down to one session… Read More
