A Hiking We Will Go
Matt asks me about every time I mention going hiking, “Why do you like hiking?” I hate that question because I want to respond with the answer everyone hates: “Because.” I’ve got my reasons why I like hiking. I like the exercise. I like being outside. I like the views. And they are all valid […]
My Future BMX Rider
Sweat. I haven’t sweat in months. But, as gross as it may sound, I much enjoyed getting sweaty today…because it has finally warmed up here in Montana! To the point that in one day I managed to get myself a nice, razorback tan line and some bright red shoulders. And you won’t hear a word […]
Two Weeks In
For fourteen days, I have been a mom of two. In fourteen days, I have only seen the inside of a hospital, Target (once) and a grocery store (once)…and finally today the library and Matt’s work. In fourteen days, I have seen highs in the 50s and lows in the teens. I’ve seen the sun […]
A Letter to My Son: The Night Before He Becomes a Big Brother
Dear My Only Child of Four Years, I am sitting in bed right now thinking about you. Praying for you. Tomorrow morning you will wake up as an only child. Your world will look and feel the same. The same room. Same dinosaur covers. Same Paw Patrol fire truck that I keep tripping over. Same […]
What’s in the basket this year?
Here comes Peter Cottontail…. Up from the grave He arose! No matter which song you sing at Easter time (or both if you’re in my family), I bet there will most likely be an Easter basket laying out for your child(ren) on Easter morning. I know every year there was an Easter basket waiting for me […]
Confessions of an (Almost) Second Time Mom
Being a first-time mommy brought plenty of fears. The number one: Will I be able to keep this child alive?! But being a second-time mommy is bringing a whole new crop of fears. Nothing that is surprising, though. There are so many articles about how to prepare for a second child and numerous blog posts […]
Pets, Shoes, Signs, Oh My!: Baby Announcements
Well, it’s been months since I wrote…and one MAJOR thing has happened… Let’s be honest. In this day of social media, simple things in life are not so simple anymore. Pinterest has set the bar thousands of feet too high for the most average woman to ever achieve. There are millions of house decorating ideas, […]
Slow Down…and Listen
December 13, 2018 Walkmans. Pagers. VHS. Car phones. Floppy discs. GameBoy. They’re all technologies of the past. They’ll never make a comeback and you’ll probably only ever see them in a museum…or in a box of your old stuff packed away in the basement. I never had a pager but I can remember having a […]
We Weren’t Quite the Grizwald’s
November 27, 2018 Yesterday, I wrote about starting holiday traditions. I’d say almost every family can talk about how or where they get their Christmas tree every year. For some, it’s straight out of a box that has been hidden away for the last twelve months in the basement or attic. For others, it’s a […]
TicTacs, Turkeys and Traditions
November 26, 2018 Holiday’s for some families are marked by age-old traditions. For others, each year is a new plan. Growing up, I had a bit of both. For the years that I lived in North Carolina, Thanksgiving and Christmas were always spent at my grandparents for lunch. Yet, when we lived out of state […]