Somewhere along the way we stop thinking of dandelions as beautiful yellow flowers worth stopping to pick and carry home to mommy and we start looking at them as a very undesirable addition to an otherwise beautiful patch of grass. I often times think that the way someone looks at a dandelion says more about [...]
While pregnant with Monkey it never occurred to me to buy anything used. The thought never crossed my mind. In fact I have the tendency of being a bit of a perfectionist. I might have wanted everything to be just so. I might have said that I wanted a certain green plaid pack n’ play [...]
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No Comments »When the neighbors AC unit finally stops running my backyard sure is a nice quite and cozy place to be. The view from my glider is just perfect. I love sitting and reading or spending time with Luke after Monkey is in bed in a spot surrounded but trees, flowers and my garden full of [...]
My friends and I used to make mix CD’s with all of our favorite (of the moment) songs that would travel with us in our cars, into the house while we were getting ready to go out, and really anywhere else music could go. It is interesting how a song can transport me to different [...]
A years difference…from walking to crawlingfrom drinking formula out of a bottle to drinking hot chocolate out of a cupfrom chewing on sticks to chasing after animals…Yep, a year sure does make a difference. For more ATWT visit Jen.
Luke has a guys weekend coming up so I have used it as an excuse to bake. Thankfully Luke’s friends have quite a sweet tooth. So today was a small batch cookie baking extravaganza in my kitchen, Triple Chocolate Cookies, Peanut Butter Pecan Cookies (with added goodies: peanut butter chips and chopped peanuts.), and Oatmeal [...]
Yesterday I asked the question if there was a difference between Only and Single when it came to parenting. In other words if your spouse takes care of the family financially and you do everything else is it fair to compare yourself to a single parent, even though you never have to worry about contributing [...]
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