If a man does laundry, but doesn’t leave it out for a woman to see, did it really happen? That is the question of the day. My 14 year old son knocked on my bedroom door, “Mom, Dad sent me to get some hangers. Can I come in?” I blinked.  Twice.  Was I dreaming?  Did that … [Read more...]

Last week I had a jewelry show and Coach had practice, so our oldest was babysitting. I kept my phone close at hand just in case. Just before I started my show, I noticed that I had a text. Anxious that it may be one of the kids, I skimmed over it checking for blood… It was my … [Read more...]

Looking over my calendar for the week, I noticed my favorite day was just around the corner. Hair Day! Thank goodness too, because my natural blonde was shining through…really grey, but let’s not be negative…blonde works for me. So I headed to the salon, and asked Brittany to … [Read more...]

It’s 7:00 on a Wednesday night. Coach took the kids to church for me, and I finally, finally, have a little peace and quiet to write.  I sit down, Petey curls up next to me, and I got nada.  I’m so exhausted from chasing kids around that my mind can’t slow down enough to even … [Read more...]

Bryce bounced down the hall and into my room singing like he does most mornings. I opened my eyes to see his little face within a few inches of mine grinning from ear to ear. Very animated he began, “Mo-om! The tooth fairy come see me last night!” Puzzled, I blinked, my … [Read more...]

“It’s November 9th, babe! November 9th! I still don’t have a deer!” Coach grunted passionately. I rolled my eyes. Between football and killing animals, I’m about to go insane. I have all of these boys surrounding me, and I don’t understand this craziness. On our way home … [Read more...]

I am not a morning person. There is only one other person in this house that feels my pain…Griffin. Bless him. Griffin and I live with 4 morning people. How on earth did that even happen? I mean, that’s like the amount of people in most American families…and all of them … [Read more...]

“Mom, Where is Ba-Tokyo?” Asked my six-year old. I looked at him puzzled.  He often mixes up his words.  But this one?  I was at a loss.  “Where, Buddy?” “Ba-Tokyo,” he answered confidently. I thought very hard. “Why are you asking that?” I asked, stalling for more … [Read more...]