There are plenty of advantages to having older brothers and sisters. But there are also some disadvantages. Mainly in the vocabulary department. When you are 2 or 3 and you have a big brother or sister, you learn some words you wouldn’t learn until much later. You know, when you started going to school. And riding […]
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
I’ve been working pretty hard on several aspects of myself over the course of the past few years. I’ve worked on my mind, my body, my children, my house. I have made a lot of healthy changes. But there’s one area that still needs attention. My marriage. It almost always comes last. I am fully […]
The best. present. ever.
When you are under 3, and you get your first “baby” for Christmas, it is the best. present. ever. When you are between 5 and 9, babies are, well, for babies, and when you get an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas, that is the best. present. ever. When you are in the double digits, Easy […]
In case you wondered, MUM is no longer the word.
My grandma was terrible at keeping secrets. She ruined more than one surprise party. She died on Saturday. We didn’t tell the younger kids right away. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to tell them. The opportunity just didn’t present itself with schedules being crazy. In fact, I considered sort of preparing them for it […]
You can scream. Or you can enjoy the ride.
This weight loss and fitness journey is not about vanity. Ok, well, maybe it is a little. But my self esteem is not entirely dependent upon what size my pants are or how much I weigh, like it was when I was in my twenties and thirties. No, this journey is about setting a good […]
It’s the Most Dangerous Tiiiiiiiiime of the Year.
I would rather do this, or be this chick, or come across these, or this, or find this crawling up my arm, or walk across Niagra Falls on this, or be this dude, or this guy, or even this guy, before I ever want to be in a Walmart or Costco parking lot on the […]