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Tomorrow, Husband and I will go to a scary little office and interview three or four ladies in the hopes of finding the person we will invite into our home to live with us during the week and help take care of our home and family. I could be a little freaked out about this. [...]

I have some now. Although I keep hearing “My goodness you don’t even look pregnant!”, somehow, I think these people are either (a) lying, (b) blind, or (c) trying to be nice. Regardless, I am one uncomfortable skinny person. I am now sleeping with no less than four pillows – including the large, decorative pillow [...]

I read a letter on a favorite website the other day that has really stuck with me. It was from a mom who has a son that has hit the dreaded teenage years. She shared her frustration about how he has gone from being her sweet boy to this person she doesn’t know what to [...]

People, I am being attacked. Well, my innards are. Apparently this little 3 pound creature has 953 elbows and 659 knees that are intent on jamming their little selves into my various abdominal parts all damn day. All. Damn. Day. And while he is having a grand ol’ time in there, it appears my diet [...]

Dear Swimmy, You are five years old today. I know this not only because I’m your mother, but because at 6:28am you came bounding in and asked (quite loudly), “Am I five yet?!” Yes. You are. I hear so many people talk about “It goes so fast…you begin to forget things… Can you believe she’s [...]

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. But I promise tomorrow to have tales of princess birthday parties, Swimmy graduations, heartburn and my boobs. Good luck sleeping tonight.

I might have mentioned I have an event for the hospital tomorrow night that is causing my heart to implode with guilt. (It’s still scheduled. The voodoo didn’t work.) I spent today running the last few errands for it. Florist (hostess gift), Party City (napkins – a favor for the hostess), Office Depot (nametags). I [...]

If you’re paying attention in life, you don’t need a national holiday to bring to light some lessons in life. But, occasionally, those holidays provide an additional day of “ah…yes” for you. I came to motherhood in an unorthodox way. I married into it. Once I made this choice, I began to look around and [...]

But she was known in the Blogosphere as CancerBaby. She lived a valiant life and battled with infertility and cancer. On this Mother’s Day, I’d like to honor her struggle. She never had the chance to be a mom, but she shared valuable information about women’s health issues. And so, in her memory, I ask [...]

Remember that ticking calendar? I might have used a little “retail therapy” to quiet it a bit. Just a bit. When I re-read that list of “really important and necessary baby-type” things that were not in this house, my head might have exploded a little. So, today I ventured into Babies ‘R Us to gather [...]