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Archive for ‘marriage’
From the Trenches (& an Origami Owl giveaway!)
Oh, momma is tired. The bad news is that in less than twelve hours, I’ll be at work dealing with a couple of firestorms that have cropped up over the weekend. The good news is that I have celebrated ten years of marriage, launched my own side business and cleaned and decorated my house for […]
Learning Everyday
It’s been a very long week with some really ugly moments, but some beautiful ones too. I am very tired, very impatient for some time to myself and very happy that I’m not normally on my own with the kids, as I was most of this week. Ah, Deer Camp. You slay me. I haven’t […]
Beg, Steal or Borrow
Let’s see. Where to start? Busy weekend, a two-year-old with a stomach virus, a ninth anniversary… I won’t go into detail about my weekend, but it was crazy, hectic, fun and stressful. I relied often on the kindness of others, particularly in deference to my children. I got to see a ton of great friends, […]
Ebb and Flow
I had a marathon day yesterday, which seems to be par for the course lately. After getting Lily on the bus, dropping Max at preschool and doing some much-needed housework, laundry and cleaning of the van in the morning, I was a bit exhausted. I think sweeping out the van at 31 weeks pregnant in […]
Giving Thanks
I love Thanksgiving. It’s family, food, gratitude. It’s no pressure, a cuppa coffee with dessert and the meeting of the women when we try to come up with a Black Friday plan and simultaneously plan a Christmas gathering for 80. It’s my Vera Bradley apron and the matching one I bought for Lily but that […]
To Have and To Hold
Wow. I sure am glad I have this handsome man to have and to hold the rest of my life. As predicted, it was a big weekend full of emotion. Saw some meteors, went to a fantastic wedding, saw old friends and family… and had some tense and sad moments as well. But I’m through […]