Tim starts school tomorrow… and he’s excited about it.If you know Tim, you know that this is a big deal. I’m excited for him to learn about cars, to become a mechanic and earn us some big bucks (well, potentially). What I’m concerned about is what’s going to happen to me in the next 18 […]

Alright, here’s the situation. I went to the grocery store and saw a new mom pushing her cart with what was obviously a new born in a car seat (so cute!). As I glanced over – or gawked is more like it, was Jack really that tiny!? – I noticed that the baby was sucking […]

The past month has been a time of reflection and rediscovery. I am asking a lot of questions Who am I again?What do I want to do?What am I good at?What is my vocation?What do I like to do?Where do I fit in?What is my life going to look like now that Jack is in […]

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The past three or four days have been packed with activity between my graduation rehearsal, barbecue, and ceremony (finally!) and Jack’s Dedication. My parents flew in for all of these events. They walked out the door thirty minutes ago to catch their plane back home. I had to put Jack down for a nap right […]

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Tim hates it when I pull out “What to Expect the First Year” and start reading about all of the things Jack should, probably, possibly, and may even be able to do. The other day I read that a five month old baby should be able to “on stomach, raise chest, supported by arms.” Jack […]

On Friday, Tim and I celebrated our 5th anniversary! In some ways it’s hard to believe we’ve been married that long. Mostly because it makes us sound so old! We got married young! I promise! Tim always lets me pick where we go out to eat, so for our anniversary I had him chose. His […]

Here is a first I wasn’t anxious for. Jack has his first cold. It started with a cough the other night and has progressed to productive coughs and rivers running from his nose. He keeps swallowing those loogies because he doesn’t know how to spit yet. Have no fear, those things are coming out with […]

A friend in college introduced me to the idea of a “True Confession.” A True Confession is a secret that you share that is slightly embarrassing or weird. Her example was “I sometimes like the smell of my farts.” Well, I have a true confession. I’m kind of OCD about sucking Jack’s boogers out of […]