My sisters say I don’t blog enough

And they’re totally right.  I told them to come clean my house so I would have time to actually do something else outside of work, but all I got were wrinkled noses and shaking heads on that one.  But, I’m trying to write a blog anyway.  YOU’RE WELCOME, SISTERS.

The odd thing about not . . . → Read More: My sisters say I don’t blog enough

Wherein I am put in my place by a toddler

The conversation in the car today with the 3 year old:

Claire:  “I want a hamburger!”

Me:  “Sorry sweetie, we are going to eat at home instead because you didn’t obey me at Grandma’s house and pick up your toys when I asked.”

Claire:  “I want a hamburgerrrr!!!”

Me:  “I know, but I told . . . → Read More: Wherein I am put in my place by a toddler

Fathers

A happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there yesterday!

While I realize I’ve been light in the posting department lately, I wanted to give a little shout out to dads.

Dads are awesome aren’t they?

I mean, don’t get me wrong, moms are awesome too.  But I’m a firm believer that having . . . → Read More: Fathers

All by my lonesome

This week, everyone up and left me.  Just like that!  Can you believe it?  Total lame-sauce.  I suppose they didn’t leave me behind on purpose, it’s just how it turned out.  But still…

On Thursday the husband left for a 4 day backpacking trip through the Southern Utah wilderness.  As he has been finishing . . . → Read More: All by my lonesome

The good news

In my last post I alluded to some good news and then disappeared for a week.  I know you’ve all been on edge and just dying to know, haven’t you?

*crickets*

Ok, well, even if you’re not, here you go:

My kid is potty-trained!  Yay!!!!!

We haven’t changed a diaper in almost a month.  . . . → Read More: The good news

Mother’s Day

Did everyone have a nice Mother’s Day weekend?

I love the idea of taking days to recognize our parents.  Good golly, I would probably die without my mom.  She’s always been so great.  I know I definitely needed her as a kid- depending on her for all my physical and emotional needs.  We were . . . → Read More: Mother’s Day

I’m still here…

…just went MIA this last week.  Got home from the business trip after a long, loooooonnng day and completely crashed the next day.  However, I had to quickly get my act together because my poor little girl, who hadn’t managed to fully recover from her previous illness came down with an even worse virus.  . . . → Read More: I’m still here…

Working for the weekend

Today is Wednesday which I am very happy about, because in two days it will be Friday, and after Friday comes a weekend which means I don’t have to work.  I live for the weekends.  Saturday means I get to stay in comfy pants most the day and get things organized and to feel . . . → Read More: Working for the weekend

Where I belong

I have never lived by the beach (which is a sad, sad thing) but I’ve always felt as though that is where I belonged.

And then I went here, and thought that this is surely where I belong:

(Picture not taken by me…obviously)

But I don’t live near either of . . . → Read More: Where I belong

A merry little Christmas

How was everyone’s Christmas?  Good, yes?  Ours was nice.

As usual, we pretty much ate our way through the holiday (new year resolutions, here I come!) and enjoyed time with the fam.  We visited, we cooked, became enraged over cooking disasters (me), we talked, we opened presents, the car died on Christmas Eve and . . . → Read More: A merry little Christmas