There is so much I want to say here. So much I want to just pour on this page and out of my heart. So many tears that are in my throat and stuck right behind my eyes. Tears that won’t come. Tonight my mind is full. Bursting with thoughts, mostly negative. Many sad. My…
Motherhood
Be gentle with the young
My new-ish and dear friend Erin at Chopstitch informed me that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month she’ll participate in the “No Excuse for Child Abuse” walk in her town. When I saw her posts going up about child abuse, I started doing a little digging on the old Google. “A report…
Party prep. Last minute style.
Y’all, I’m kind of having a moment. My child is turning TWO YEARS OLD. In FOUR DAYS. I got an email from Babycenter today that said “Your PRESCHOOLER” and I almost vommed. Or cried. Or something that was not exactly like happy but was not exactly like sad either. I am so incredibly freaked out…
The definition of my life right now.
fe·ral adj ˈfir-əl, ˈfer-; ˈfe-rəl Definition of FERAL 1 : of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast 2 a: not domesticated or cultivated :wildb: having escaped from domestication and become wild Not domesticated. Or un-domesticated. As in, once I felt like maybe I had this whole domestic goddess (or at least demi-goddess) thing…
So, people, what’s new?
I am on my third day of being home from work for an entire week. And then I’ll go back for three weeks and have two more weeks off! Woohoo! (For those of you who are wondering, my district follows a modified year-round calendar. Students get 8 weeks in the summer [teachers get 6] and…