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Summer fun!
When I was little we lived in a little tiny town. Just outside of town there was a pond where we could go swimming. When I was really little my sister and brother used to take me there. Nothing like...
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Mooooooommmmm….
I’m going to change my name. I’ve decided. I can’t tell you what it will be because one of you will tell my kids then I’ll be screwed. 7195 days ago I became a mother. I suppose you could add 9 months...
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Home
For the last umm… a lot of years… I have lived in the Pacific Northwest. When I made my epic trip I would tell people I was from Washington and they would obviously think I was from our nations...
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I remember
People everywhere are remembering the day our world changed. On that fateful day 12 years ago I remember exactly where I was. At the time I was working in a call center for a cell phone company. We...
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I miss her
Mom and I 2013 Today marks the 4 month anniversary of my mom passing away. This morning my sister reminded me that this means that for 4 months Mom hasn’t been in any pain. She’s right. It also means...
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Our grand adventure
Our epic adventure started innocently enough. Months ago I received a Facebook event invitation for a family reunion in August for my mom’s side of the family. My cousins try to do a camping trip every...
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A new reality
I haven’t posted much recently because everything I’ve written is sad and depressing and that’s so not what I wanted to do with this blog. Unfortunately that’s just the way my mind is working right...
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So mad I could scream!
I’m trying to be thankful here. I have a warm place to lay my head. My girls are safe and mostly healthy. I have a job that I love. I got to witness a wedding today. blah blah blah Today, I’m just mad....
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My Thankfulness Post
I’m a little late, I know. But life has been a little busy. Ya know? I’m thankful for my boss. This year has been a difficult one in a lot of ways but my boss has been understanding in ways I didn’t...
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Happy Birthday MiniMe!
Less than an hour old On this day, 14 years ago, I gave birth to my Mini Me. The above picture is the first time Beauty held her. She was so very proud of her baby! It started a few days earlier. I...
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Parenting, the hardest job I’ve ever had!
Being a parent is hard work. Yes, there are lots and lots of rewarding times thrown in but when you get right down to it, it’s tough. Being a single parent is doubly tough. In a 2 parent household, in...
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Reality
It’s been almost 10 months since my mom died. I miss her every single day and find myself thinking that I need to call her to check in and see how she’s doing today. Just typing that sentence brought...
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Vacation! Part 1
I’ll have to break this up into a couple of posts. Here’s the first installment! For the first time ever the girls and I were able to take a really real vacation. Usually our vacation time consists of...
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