I have a story to tell you. It’s kind of two parts that eventually come together. Here is the first part… I have recently reconnected with an old friend from high school. We weren’t particularly close friends back then. He’s two years younger than me, and actually better friends with my brother who was in his […]
Your Daily Dose
Dear Ryan Lochte
I have been thinking about you a lot lately. There’s obviously quite a bit of speculation going on as to what the hell really happened with you and your buddies down in Rio. Whether you just embellished a story or you twisted some of the facts or the whole thing was bullshit from beginning to end, at […]
Manifest Destiny
Exactly one year ago today my husband had a serious boogie boarding accident while we were on vacation in North Carolina. It was another bullet item on the list of significant setbacks we had experienced in the last four years. There was the bankruptcy. Total knee replacement surgery. Which put my husband out of work. […]
Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens
People are naturally curious about what life in a big family is like. I get lots of comments wherever I go, especially now when all the kids are tan and super blond. Yesterday I walked into a realtor’s office with the kids and upon entering, one of the women working in there looked at us […]
Sea Glass, the Tooth Fairy, and Poop
One of Number 4’s favorite things to do down here in North Carolina is look for sea glass and small stones that have washed up on the beach. I’ve been thinking about needing to spend more one-on-one time with each of the kids, and today when we got to the beach it was low tide. […]
If you see me looking particularly cute in the upcoming months, this is why.
Something exciting happened to me before I left for vacation… I got my first sponsor! Betsy Boos Boutique. They are a super cute, trendy, fashion forward online clothing boutique, and I genuinely love their stuff. So having them sponsor me means that every month I get to pick out one or two pieces of clothing or […]