Once Upon a Time there was this super amazing writer princess named Summer. She had a lowly Associates degree and no hope of obtaining the elusive Bachelors any time in the future thanks to her ever-fertile womb which kept bearing children. She dreamed of pursing her dreams of being a professional writer, but her talent…
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JT’s 20/20 Experience Comes to MY House
Back in the day when I was just a little gal, I was in love with this curly headed little boy named Justin on the Mickey Mouse Club. Fast forward to high school, and this flipping awesome boy band drops onto the scene with the curly-headed cutie as its front man. I was super stoked….
Creating Memories Over Tea Time With Bigelow Tea
One of my greatest shortfalls as a parent is selfishness. I long for the minute that the kids go to bed every day; nap and for the night. I just want a few minutes to myself, to have thoughts of my own, and to sip either tea, coffee, or wine without someone pulling on my…
You’re Invited to the Royal Ball
This week, Madilyn got to have the party of her dreams. We invited princes and princesses from all over North Raleigh to come party with us, royal ball style. The party ended in an eruption of tears on Madilyn’s part, because she didn’t want to see her friends leave. It was devastating to witness, but…
Dead Undies – Time for an Upgrade
If your husband still has underwear in his drawer from high school, raise your hand. Am I the only one raising my hand? (OK, you can put your hand down now – you look ridiculous) The Workaholic complains about the same pairs of undies all the time. He’s had ALL OF THEM SINCE HIGH SCHOOL!…
A Typical Day in the Life: How we Deal
I don’t know about yours, but my life is insane. It starts early and ends late, and there is rarely any time to breathe. Want to see what I mean? 6:30am: Alarm goes off. I groan, roll out of bed, sometimes directly onto my face, then slither to the bathroom to put a bra and…
Banana Berry Cuppa Cocoa Schmoothie Recipe
I woke up this morning to Grady SCREAMING. I’m going to go ahead and pretend that he was just singing “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” to me at the very top of his lungs. I reluctantly crawled out of bed and rolled downstairs to fix myself a caffeinated beverage. I contemplated some scotch too but decided 7:23am might…
Can’t wait to Say: #ILoveMyK9
I have a confession: Training a dog wasn’t the easiest thing I’ve ever done Perhaps it was because she isn’t my dog? She didn’t like taking orders from some strange woman? But BOY OH BOY did she love those treats! I thought she was going to turn into a PupPeroni but I didn’t feel too badly…
I’m Gonna Teach an Old Dog New Tricks #ILoveMyK9
Kyle and I have been married for three years. The first year that we were married, he was working full time opening a restaurant in a hotel and had horrendous hours. In addition, he was finishing his final semester of college. I was home by myself OFTEN. One night, someone broke into my car. The…
Migraine Milkshakes
I woke up this morning thinking that it was awfully light outside for 7:30. See, I don’t use a traditional alarm clock. My alarm clocks are named Grady, Styles, & Madilyn. Styles uses an alarm clock and he gets me up at 7:30 if I’m not already awake thanks to Grady. I sniffed Grady’s…