I have this little girl who is obsessed with horses. Her blooming interest in all things equine began last year and has only been intensifying. (She has told us that when she grows up she is going to to be a cowgirl and live with a horse in a barn on our orchard.) I think it's a wonderful … [Read more...]
Summer Is Here! And So Are Some Random Thoughts of Mine!
I cleaned my van, you guys. To reward myself I ate a coconut creme tart the size of my face and now I feel bloated. But I am bloated with accomplishment. It was my eldest daughter's last day of Kindergarten today. Let the summer holidays commence! I will be working all summer, which will be new … [Read more...]
My Van Is Gross. No, Really, Really Gross.
A couple months back I had my minivan professionally detailed.Some poor schmuck spent three hours sucking back 46 pounds of dog hair, a tonne of crushed Cheerios, moldy sippy cups long forgotten under the seats, and enough wrappers and garbage to fill a...well, a minivan. I paid up and drove away, … [Read more...]
Had My Fill of the Pill
I have been on the birth control pill for a decade. Aside from the months I was growing my babies, I was swallowing a single pill every night to keep myself from having too many babies.But I just got word from the doctor's office that my husband's vasectomy was officially a success and I get to toss … [Read more...]
I’ll Tell You Why
We're not the kind of people who travel often with their kids, who are determined to tent with their month-old baby or go on a road-trip with screaming toddlers just for the fun of it. We do have plans to go on exciting excursions when our children are older and don't have frequent temper tantrums. … [Read more...]
Body Break
I spent many years neglecting my body, abusing it with too much (or too little) food, crash diets and self-loathing. I don't have it all figured out, but in recent years I have made great strides in caring for myself properly and finding ways to improve my health.Here are my personal tips for … [Read more...]
Specs-y and She Knows It
Here she is in all her bespectacled glory.Sweet Avelyn Paige, her world a bit clearer now. … [Read more...]
The Girl With the Tortoise-Shell Glasses
"Dear Parent, your child's vision was screened at school today. We recommend you follow up with an appointment at the optometrist," read the note she came home with a couple weeks ago. Not thinking much of it, I booked a time with our eye doctor and my girl hopped up into the big black chair and … [Read more...]
Mirror, Mirror
Oh, Karenna. There is no one like this girl.No one as quirky, no one as hot-tempered, no one as imaginative, no one as silly, no one as hilarious. To know her is to love her. Here's to my middle child, the icing in the sisterly Oreo. … [Read more...]
The Lung-Busting Push To the Top
A natural athlete I am not. I like reading and drinking coffee and sitting on my soft rear. However, in the past year and a half I have made my physical health more of a priority and have been blazing new trails in my fitness level. I've been faithfully attending a boot-camp class and trying to be … [Read more...]
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