My daughter is 5 years old. Most of the time it is a delightfully wondrous age to witness in her. Other times I wonder what on Earth has taken over the mind of my child. She seems to spawn into a wannabe teenager with moods and demands that are well beyond her few years. What […]
The side dish. The important meal-balancing decision made every night. Typically the protein is the more detailed and time consuming factor of the entree. Most of the thought for deciding on what’s for dinner revolves around the main portion of the plate and once that’s chosen you fall to the accompaniments. What goes well with….? I […]
Terminal illness is terrible. Not only for the morbidly obvious reason, but the route there is riddled with unpleasantness when you’re inflicted with an illness like ALS. If you’re not familiar with ALS, please read my other post ALS Sucks. ALS takes over any and all voluntary motor abilities the patient has. Therefore, as the […]
Have you heard of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? No? How about the ice bucket challenge? Yeah, I thought that would ring a bell. The whole ice bucket fascination that swept the web last year was an incredible and completely unexpected explosion of awareness for ALS. The challenge was a sort of dare and a call to donate […]
I grew up pretty sheltered. If I had a nickel for every time someone said I grew up in a box I wouldn’t be in agony over my freshly pink high-lighted white down comforter care of my daughter’s friend who came over to play. Oh great, I gave away the ending. … Ah yes, my […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! Yes, I like Valentine’s Day. I know there are those of you that think it’s just a corny Hallmark holiday, and I used to be that way too. A couple years ago that all changed when I had a love like no other. I was not about to let a special day […]
Several careers bounced around in my head over my 18 years of youth. The first I recall was some strange desire to be a zookeeper. Yes, a zookeeper. What kid has ever dreamed of that?! Sure you hear veterinarian a lot, or marine biologist, but a zookeeper? That was a little outside the box. I was […]
I started this blog at the beginning of 2015 with the intent to share my thoughts and experiences and basically give myself a hobby. As a new full-time mom I needed something that was just for me. Writing, story telling and having some time to check out of the everyday to-do’s is what I enjoy. […]
So I woke up annoyingly early today just out of the blue. My husband is at work, the baby is sleeping like a baby and the cats cuddle silent at my feet. Not sure what got me up, but something did. As I try to fall back asleep I hear it. Some tiny sound coming from somewhere. What […]
Pancakes are a favorite breakfast item in my house. They even make an appearance for dinner every now and then too. Breakfast for dinner anyone? Yes please! I grew up having the occasional breakfast for dinner nights and I am continuing that now with my own family. My daughter is the biggest fan of what […]
