David and I have spent the last five years of our life chasing my father- in-law down the rabbit hole of Alzheimer’s. We knew going in that we were just helping Mom keep Dad safe and happy for the last days of his life. We knew that this was a war that could never be […]
Ok people, just in case you haven’t figured it out just yet, I am a card carrying OCD Wanna Be. In this little loon’s blonde’s world everything would be in perfect order. Everything would have a place to live and a tag so that when it gets lost it knows exactly where to return to. […]
The morning after Dave and I flew home from Christi’s baby shower I got a phone call. Christi had been sent to the hospital directly from her Doctor’s office. No going home for clothes, no running to Dunkin Donut for one more delicious breakfast, just go directly to the ER. Not really sure what was […]
When I had Matthew, some little demon threw a metaphorical ball into the air and shouted in my ear—DON’T DROP IT! With each additional child another ball was cast to the sky and that same little demon giggled with delight at my pending failure while repeating the warning—DON’T DROP THEM! This is how the Kae […]
Patience is a virtue and one that is generally a toss-up for me. I can stand in line at the store fully comfortable with the concept that it is not my turn but I can’t keep my tongue when David pulls the car half sideways into a parking space as far away from the building […]
When Christi (my beautiful blue eyed and at the time blonde haired daughter that resides in the birth order sandwiched firmly between Matthew and Jessica) was in Junior High School she came home one day, slammed her backpack to the ground in front of my desk and unequivocally declared “I AM NEVER HAVING CHILDREN”. Needless […]
On Friday February 27th, 2015 at 11:59 a.m., I lost my heart to my first grandson, Tanner. He was born via C-section weighing in at a whopping 9 pounds 7 ounces. We all watched through the nursery glass as the nurse weighed him, measured him, scored him and bathed him with what I believe will […]
There was a time in my life when I was a super hero, at least where my kids were concerned. I was the brave and fearless Mommy that was always at the ready to banish the monsters that go bump in the night with a fist full of foo foo dust, heal a boo boo […]
December 22. It’s drizzling and cold as I head down the driveway. I get to the corner and double check for the thousandth time to make sure I still have custody of “THE LIST”. I have rushed around all morning trying to get ready. I pulled the 3000 cookies I made three weeks ago out of […]
When the kids began driving, I made it perfectly clear. I DO NOT pay for speeding tickets. Jess, our youngest, was the first to come home with a speeding violation. Being raised with a Mom that would terrorize you with some awful punishment and a Daddy that would give you a cookie during your time […]