Justin left for his North American tour yesterday morning. Poor Gavin was so brokenhearted about his daddy going on a plane without him that he cried all the way from Dulles airport to the Target in Chantilly (a good 8 miles). Thankfully he cheered up when I told him we were going to buy Cooper a new cup (I totally…
Continue reading ↗: Day 1I know I usually blame my lack of writing and reading on work. And I still will. But adding into the fun has been several waves of illness. The kids have had a bit of congestion on-and-off since our trip to Chicago, but it’s been pretty mild…just your usual run-of-the-mill runny noses and occasional cough. We…
Continue reading ↗: Waiting Patiently for Frogs and LocustsFolks…I know we are our own worst critics, but all of you who know me IRL (in real life) never told me I make those faces all the time! GAAA! Anyways…watch, point, laugh, mock. And thank you very much to Playtex for the opportunity–it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed watching the other women’s interviews (and yes,…
Continue reading ↗: Let the Giggling Commence
In no particular order… Justin has been gone again all this week for training. He’s been sleeping in a hotel room by himself in a king-size bed. He gets to sleep without being woken up by an early-bird four-year old, snoring dogs, noisy neighbors, or nocturnally-crazed cats. He wakes up, works out in the hotel…
Continue reading ↗: Observations and Rants from a Psuedo Single Mom
As you may have remembered, I got crazy and purchased a basic water canning set with the intent to make some blackberry jam that did not need to be frozen. I was so worried when I ordered it that it would come too late and I’d be stuck with tons of blackberries on hand, or would just end up making freezer jam again…
Continue reading ↗: I Actually Enjoyed This