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...]

Sitting in the family room lost in my own little world enjoying writing as Coach watched football. Suddenly, I started to feel anxious.  Annoyed, I looked over. Coach was laughing. I stared at him trying to figure out what was going on. He laughed harder and looked over … [Read more...]

On our way to church last week, deep in thought, I stared out the window…a million things going through my mind. Griffin said, “Mom, don’t worry, on Thanksgiving, I can speak turkey.” He started gobbling. The 3 year old chimed in even louder. He sounded like a dying … [Read more...]