I have been a mother for 1, 404 days. That’s 3 years, 10 months, and 2 days of doing all the things required to keep another human alive. Make that two humans. Since after 1,404 days of motherhood I’m obviously an expert*, I thought I’d take the 9 seconds I have today to impart some…
Life
Brown Eyed Girl
Yesterday I asked Joshua what he wanted to do after his nap. “I think we needa hang up Sister’s swing and push her.” Well, okay then, kid. We can do that. So we did. Thankfully, the weather cooperated and yesterday was another beautiful day. A little chilly when the wind blew, but warm when the…
Blackbird Fly
Yesterday was the first day of sunshine we’ve had in what feels like a decade. There’s been gray skies, the winter yucks, a ton of rain, and more gray skies. The Cullens could sparkle here. Joshua came running into me as he saw the sun streaming through the windows, practically begging to go outside. Even…
Starting Over
This is no time for catchy titles, guys. Basically, I’m about 30 seconds from a wine-fueled whine where I talk about what a bad mother I was today and y’all feel compelled to 1) be nice and tell me I wasn’t a bad mother, 2) yell at me for being a bad mother, or 3)…
You say you want some resolutions. Well, you know.
It’s 2013 now and I’m supposed to make some resolutions. I cannot even begin to tell you what I resolved to do last year. But then again I can barely remember brushing my teeth yesterday, so the fact that I can’t remember what happened 365 days ago should come as a shock to absolutely no…