Isn't that the truth? Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of spending my day with some amazing people, celebrating one of my high school friend's 40th birthday. It was a blissfully buzzed day, and I truly enjoyed myself, reminiscing about the days of past. After arriving home that evening, the laughs continued while we caught up with my …
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An Open Letter to My Daughter’s New Teacher
Dear Mr./Ms. '1st Grade Teacher': I changed my daughter's name today. My daughter, Mackenzie, will now be known as 'M'. Has a nice ring to it, huh? Eh, not my first choice either, but it was either change her name or set the poor girl up for failure before she even starts the 1st grade. School …
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Pinky: The World Explorer
Two months ago, Pinky ran away for the first time. My five-year old daughter was heartbroken. How could her best friend of over four years just up and leave without any explanation? There was no goodbye note, no hints that the little pink cat was unhappy. One day she was there, and the next she …
Scraping Peanut Butter Off of Toast
I was recently prompted with a question: What does it mean to be a good parent? In my opinion, and simply put, scraping peanut butter off of toast. Every morning before work, I brew my coffee, get out my vitamins, and prepare my breakfast. I then wake up my youngest daughter and start getting her ready …
I Don’t Like The Sloth
We haven't encountered a 'Jameson-ism' in quite some time. For those who aren't familiar with the term, my 10-year old son has a way with committing the most hilarious word faux pas. It's been a while, but the boy produced a doozy tonight! I served fish tacos for dinner this evening: spinach tortillas stuffed with blackened tilapia, cilantro …
Jesse the Cat – Part 2
While Jesse usually stays put in Jameson's room overnight, for whatever reason, he decided he needed to come hang out with Marty and I. In our bedroom, under our bed. Practicing his kick-boxing skills. From about 12:30 a.m. on, every few minutes I would hear and feel a little 'thump'. My husband could sleep through …
The Love Gift
I hadn't intended on making "love gifts" for my children this year; I think someone else had a hand in that. The love gift was always a special "tradition" solely shared between my mother and grandfather, before he passed away.... The tradition of the love gift began between my father and myself one Christmas many years ago, when my …
Wrinkles
I have been feeling pretty darn good about myself lately. A friend and I had recently attended an Embrace premier: a documentary about women and their struggle with body image placed on them by media and obscure societal views. The message delivered was immense: transform your mindset from trying to achieve the 'perfect body' to embracing the one …
Agent 00 Mom
Commitment. Perseverance. Hard work. Always test your perceived boundaries. Give it your all. Practice makes perfect. Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. Nothing in life will come easy; you have to work for what you want. These are all statements that my children have heard me say about a million times. I strive to be a …
Do/Don’t Do Instructions to the Kids
Last April, my husband and I took a way overdue 'Adult Mini-Vaca' to the Dominican Republic with several other couples. Our 18 year old daughter offered to stay with the 9 and 4 year olds during our 5-day trip. Even though my oldest sometimes lacks in the common sense department, by this time Alaina had been living in her …
viCARIously Speaking 