Craft and Cook Book Giveaway
I. Am. Not. Crafty. Despite what my Pinterest boards may suggest. Let’s face it, Pinterest is a fantasy world where I can sew dresses for my kids using vintage fabrics, I can knit myself a Katniss cowl, I can bake a 6 layer meyer lemon cake that I will serve after my 4 course traditional Indian dinner complete with naan … Continue reading
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5 Things I Learned From My Mom
Today marks the 23rd year of life without my Mom. Here I am all grown up and raising my own children, trying to do the best I can to teach them the ins and outs of growing up. I want her legacy to live on in the values and memories I have from her. Despite the fact that she only … Continue reading
The Joy of Napping
I stopped napping when I was 4 years old, or so I assume anyway. When I had babies I was told over and over again, “nap when the baby naps”, HA, as if. If I napped when the baby napped when would showers be taken? On Sunday, I was overcome with heavy eye lids after a 6 mile … Continue reading
Bad Mommy
Oh this is bad. Not like, forgot a birthday bad but bad enough. Hilary, little Hilary, has a few things she considers important in her life. Her blankie that she’s had since she was born that is so full of holes and knots that it resembles something more like sea weed knotted together floating in the ocean than something you’d … Continue reading
Zoo Lights
Right now. This. I love the age my kids are right now. 10, 8, 5, 5. They travel well and the older ones are old enough to help us with the younger ones. This family picture, although a little blurry, is a perfect representation of this time in our lives. Life is going by so fast that most of my … Continue reading
We Ran Out Of Milk
I’ve been trying to get my kids to try different foods since day one. I made spaghetti squash and hoped that they would at least try it. I’ve made lentils, fish, loads of different kinds of veggies and heaven forbid, something green! But today we experienced a miracle in our house, we ran out of milk! Yes, on Sunday night … Continue reading
Why Abby?
There’s just no point in being mad or yelling when something like this happens. All you can do is laugh because it’s fracking hilarious. And this, my friends, is why I blog. -Why Abby? Why on earth did you cut your brand new pj’s that our elf (on a shelf) brought you for Christmas? -weeeeeeeelllllll, the sleeves were … Continue reading
Let Go
In the spirit of the new year and the idea of fresh starts I’ve been thinking a lot about all the stress and heaviness that I carry around with me every day. Oddly enough most of which I have absolutely no control over, so it begs the question, why? It’s a proven fact that stress causes a whole … Continue reading
Happy New Year
Happy New Year all your dirty people! It’s a new year. Thank GAWD! Not that 2013 was a terrible year by any means. Trust me, I’ve had worse. I’m just glad that a new year has started with all it’s possibilities. A new year means that spring is not far down the road and I will make it thru the … Continue reading
