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Mer
Jun 18, 20241 min read
Precious Moments...
In stark contrast to the super flattering image from yesterday, I have to post this amazing picture taken by #thehubby at Nugget Falls...
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Mer
Jun 17, 20241 min read
Not So Precious Moments...
A huge Thank You to #thehubby for doing his very best at capturing beautiful images on our family vacation. I’ll forever cherish the...
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Mer
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Back to Life, Back to Reality...
We made it safely home from our 2024 family vacay at 3:04am this morning after some flight delays. Â The cats woke me up at 5:13am,...
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Mer
May 12, 20241 min read
Stop & Smell 'Em...
Always remember to stop and smell the flowers like my sweet #bodhicat. He’ll be 20 in July and he has slowed down so much. He sleeps most...
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Mer
May 11, 20241 min read
Happy Mother's Day...
This is all I want today: cards with their little handwriting, handmade gifts, some weird squishy things from a drawer somewhere, a box...
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Mer
May 10, 20241 min read
We're Cruising...
Friends, I need your help! We are taking a #bucketlist trip to Alaska the first part of June to celebrate #thehubby’s 50th birthday!!...
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Mer
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Kid Parties Are The Worst...
Tell me you’re at a kid’s birthday party without telling me you’re at a kid’s birthday party. I feel like people are either all in with...
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Mer
Aug 21, 20233 min read
Too Soon For This....
TW: suicide. The #bigkid came home from school yesterday, excited and ready to tell us about his new seat mates and friends. He shares a...
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Mer
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Let's Party Until 9pm...
Halloween Party 2022. What. Just. Happened?? I started this tradition at 19 years of age - nearly 20 years ago. Long before kids, and...
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Mer
Oct 6, 20222 min read
An End and A Beginning...
Today has been a big day. Like, life changing. I took the morning to go on a field trip with the #fivester. It was the perfect, cool day...
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Mer
May 29, 20221 min read
BFF Birthdays...
You know I couldn’t let the day pass without wishing my #bff Erin-Says a Happy, Happy Birthday!! Erin and I met 16 years ago, when I was...
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Mer
Feb 20, 20221 min read
Five Years Gone...
Five years.  Today marks five years since you left us. I miss our talks and laughing until we cried. I’m so much stronger now than I was...
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Mer
Jun 1, 20211 min read
Surviving...
Today has been full of emotions for me. We are headed back from St. Pete Beach. My parents used to take my brother and I here for Spring...
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Mer
Nov 8, 20201 min read
Remind Me Again...
Nothing is sweeter than how a child wakes up singing. A short time ago, the #threenager sprung out of bed and hopped downstairs, joyfully...
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Mer
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Whoopsie...
Soooo, I’ve been sick since last night and Daddy is handling mostly everything because he’s awesome. I wish my kids hadn’t been playing...
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Mer
Jan 21, 20202 min read
Mama Down...
As I sat on the edge of my bathtub last night sobbing - surrounded by kids’ toys and used washcloths and eczema lotion - it hit me just...
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Mer
Feb 20, 20192 min read
Two Years Down...
I dreamed of my sister last night. It happens frequently and she’s there, just like she used to be. We're at a birthday party, or...
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Mer
May 27, 20181 min read
Forever In Their Debt...
How amazing is this picture? My mom’s friend took it today at Fort Snelling, where we laid my grandpa to rest in 2014. This picture makes...
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Mer
Feb 26, 20183 min read
The Joys of Parenthood...
The joys of parenthood are endless; the sweet smiles, watching your children grow and learn, knowing you'll never love anyone else on...
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Mer
Dec 15, 20173 min read
Honesty Is The Best Policy...
Happy Friday! I started this blog last week after reading a hilarious bit about the mom who wrote a brutally honest Christmas letter. ...
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