home life
What’s a “perfect mom”?
Let me be clear, I am in no way a perfect mom. I had someone make that comment to me the other day and it has bothered me since. I’m not sure exactly what a perfect mom even is. I love my kids, but they drive me nuts. I love spending time with them, but […]
MoreLetting our kids grow up…
My son started kindergarten today. I’m both happy for him and heartbroken, scared, etc. My husband & I met with his teacher, the school psychologist & principal yesterday to go over what the plan is for him and the evaluation for an IEP. He’s in a great school & they all seemed like they know […]
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How to deal with stress?
I feel like if my husband summed me up in one word, that word would be stressed. I don’t handle stress really well. I’m not someone who can just let things go. He doesn’t let much get to him, I, on the other hand, let everything get to me. If I’m not stressing about our […]
MoreIt’s been a while…
There has been a lot going on lately. My grandpa, who’s 98 & I’ve seen at least once a week my entire life, had a stroke almost 2 weeks ago. It happened after him & I got back to his place from running errands. I, thankfully, was there with him & called 911 in time, […]
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Adventures in cleaning!
So, the kids have basically taken over the house. My goal is to take at least some of it back! Before we built our house, we lived in a 3 bedroom apartment–it was a decent size for an apartment & when it was just 3 of us, space wasn’t an issue so much. Our son […]
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