A Good Weekend

May 20, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

#1 Cherub had his PROM. He looked ridiculously handsome, and the weeks leading up to this had some of the highlight moments of my parenting experience. Kudos to #1 – he handled most prom prep on his own. But I got to be there to explain cuff links, consider the merits of bow tie vs. […]

How it went

May 15, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

You now how sometimes things are just so awful that you’re overcome with inappropriate giggles and can’t stop? That was this past weekend. And by weekend I mean from last Thursday, through to last night at about 7:27pm. So six days of weekend, with me suspended in that high-pitched, wide-eyed, omigoshthiscannotbehappening state of internal disbelief. […]

“Mom, what makes me special?”

September 8, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

#2 Cherub came home from her first day of 7th grade yesterday and asked, “What makes me special?” I thought this might be a preface to her upcoming birthday, but it was homework, a getting-to-know-you worksheet from one of her teachers. (The worksheet also required her to calculate how many days she’s been alive. As […]

Trashed

April 28, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

If I have to pick up one more item of Cherub detritus, I will lose my mind. Last week we were all home for vacation. This week, our house is TRASHED. It’s been five days, and not only have I not restored us to a basic level of not panicking if someone knocks at the […]

Impromptu Bedroom Overhaul

April 6, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

In an attempt to avoid the parts of life that aren’t going as planned, we’re redoing our bedroom. (See, You’ll Need To Escape, circa just last week). This is less the product of a grand design and more because #2 Cherub fell down the stairs last week. The stairs are covered in a gross, slippery […]

Adoption Shopping

March 3, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

Yesterday I was going through old Amazon orders and came across a whole section I recognized as my “The Cherubs are coming!” shopping frenzy – items we bought hoping they would make the kids feel loved and welcomed, help us get to know each other, and meet practical needs (like how we had one twin […]

Humbled by the Holiday

January 4, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

That vacation Kicked. My. Butt. We had a wonderful Christmas – 4 days filled with family get togethers and presents and laughter. It was all way more than I could have imagined or hoped for as we dove into the challenge of creating New Family holiday traditions. I’m so grateful. But the vacation part? Exhausting. […]

Wing-It Wings: A Recipe

October 28, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Not sure if I’ve mentioned this here before, but I am a culinary rock star. What? I haven’t told you this? Well let me tell you now! Sunday after church I decided to make chicken wings. I thawed the chicken, pulled out the crock pot, then went online to look for a recipe. Which is […]

Bergie and her Brussels Sprout

October 27, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

(If you are a children’s book author looking for your next big idea, this post is my gift to you…) After seven months of searching, we FINALLY discovered Bergie’s treat of choice. Brussels Sprouts. I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Back when Bergie first came home with us, our trainer told us to […]

Get YOUR piece of the Bergie experience!

September 15, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’m starting a new business. THIS DOG sheds. Every other day I vacuum up the equivalent of a chubby maltese. Today as I hunted and gathered handful after handful of abandoned fur, I thought of all my friends who would just love to have a dog, but can’t. Then I had an Oprah-esque, a-hah! moment […]