A direct consequence of major life changes, the good ones and the bad ones, is how much I over analyze everything. It’s exhausting to be quite frank. I’ve had two major changes this year, one is a beautiful new daughter. The other was the loss of my grandmother.  At her funeral, I was able to get up and […]
Adventure: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
I’ve been thinking a lot about the adventures life sends us in our lifetimes. Some are adventures we choose, some we are forced into. But, adventures change us & mold us, make us into better people. We are never the same after an adventure. I have a cousin, Jessica, who is living in Lima, Peru […]
Speaking at Grandma’s Funeral
A week ago today, my grandmother, one of the most amazing women I’ll ever know, passed away. She had 4 children, 17 grandchildren, & 15 great-grandchildren, & more loved ones than you can count. She was so special & we are all so sad to not have her here with us anymore. I spent some […]
My Favorite Sibling
I am the oldest of 5 kids. But I have a favorite sibling. Now don’t tell them, I don’t want to hurt their feelings. Maryann is my favorite, by far. Maryann & I are 23 months apart. I used to feed her ice cream even though I knew she was allergic to dairy. Â What are […]
The Best Gift
We always gather on Christmas Eve to celebrate. It’s never formal, we show up in our jeans and boots, because we’re going down to the farm, there’s a chance of getting muddy. Except now I’m an adult, I can’t tell you the last time I went down to the fields and got dirty, but it’s […]
Do Working Moms Take Advantage of Stay-at-home Moms?
Today is going to be my controversial post of the….okay so my first controversial post ever. It starts with: This is how I feel about Obama….ahaha! Okay not really–hope I didn’t lose anyone there–I usually click off a person’s blog the minute I read POLITICS! You won’t ever find politics here! Anywho…. I saw online yesterday that […]
