Dear Gavin, Dear Gracie Girl
Dear Gavin - Tonight, I kissed your forehead as you settled in to sleep on back-to-school eve. You grinned and wrapped your arms around my neck and held on tight. Just as you always have. And, just as you always will, I imagine, until you realize that hugging your mom...
Hooray for Visitors (And Their Mess?!)
Besides great company, one of the greatest things about having out-of-towners is perhaps the 'glasses' you put on as you walk around your house. You notice every speck of dirt, clutter pile, paper stack, crumb, misplaced toy, etc. And you work hard to make your home...
Mom! You’re So Embarrassing. (Sunscreen-style)
Yep, already. I am already mortifying my kids. It only gets better from here, right? Today's cause? Those little gems right up at the top there. And, no, they are not embarrassing because they don't rub in well and leave a pale white pallor on the kids' skin once...
Lip Gloss + Laundry
Ah, lip gloss and laundry. A pair that was never meant to be. Two items, that when joined together equalled me having my first Den Flannery "Son of a B! Who left their Chapstick in their pocket and threw it in dryer?" moment. (But replace that "B" with the full word...
Budding Fashionista
Apparently the sweet little Hello Kitty motif of the sweater Santa gifted Grace for Christmas was not quite "fashionable" enough for our little Grace. It needed something else. Something a little extra. Something to push the cute factor over the top. Something that...
Concrete Proof Grace is from Philadelphia
If I ever lose Grace's birth certificate and cannot obtain a back-up, this spelling practice test is awesome proof that she was born in the Philadelphia-area and spent the first three years of her life there, yea? The spelling word? Use. The sentence example I gave: I...