When my husband and I first considered China adoption we were told we’d wait roughly six years for a child. It seemed our journey was over before it started, but our adoption agency suggested the special needs program (shorter wait). I had two things to say about that: Hell and no. I was intimidated by “special…
Dora the Explorer turns 15 this month. I will just let that sink in. Pity me, people. I have a 23-year-old and two 5-year-olds…and yes, I know that’s a big gap between kids. Laura was eight when Dora first came on the air. We had about a year and a half of “OMG everything about…
To My Dear Sons, I love you more than my own life. There’s probably not much I wouldn’t do for you, including giving you that last bite of my ice cream. I mean…if I’m stupid enough to eat something yummy in your presence instead of hiding behind the bathroom door like any sane mom would…
Thank you Carefree RV Resorts for sponsoring today’s post and giving me the opportunity to vacation in CA, TX and FL with their Lifestyle Program! It’s March and according to my Facebook newsfeed, much of the country is suffering from so-over-the-snow-itis and going stir cray cray crazy from being cooped up with the kids who…
When it comes to modesty I fall somewhere between a go-go dancer and one of the Duggar girls. Are go-go dancers even a thing anymore? If not, we should really bring them back. After all, how cool are these boots? How I mooned the people of Liverpool Or maybe this. This is pretty much me…
When I was twenty, I didn’t spend much time thinking about what it would be like to be…well…old. My forties and fifties seemed like they were a looooong way off…mostly because they were. If I’d have stopped to think about what midlife would look like, I’d probably imagine myself wearing polyester stretch pants, pantyhose with reinforced toes and…
Hey, you know that song from “Frozen” that starts with “do you wanna build a snowman?” Of course you do. Oh…song stuck in your head? Welcome to my world. Around my house, we sing “do you wanna go to Costco” so if you’re a Costco groupie like me, maybe that tune is now just a…
If you say stuff like: “My kids will never do that.” or; “I’m never going to be that kind of mom,” then you are just asking for it and Karma will sneak up and not so politely bite you in the ass. I should know. I was one of those moms. A couple months back, I…
We all know “the tube”, the underground network of trains that connects the people of London. Being the country mouse that I am, I don’t get to the city often. I am not a pro at zipping through the train stations. I can’t tell you if the District Line connects to the Jubilee Line or…
I think my husband and I are good parents most of them time, great parents some of the time. But other times, we just plain suck. Here are two examples of our less than shining moments in parenthood: 1. A conversation I heard between my husband and my youngest son, pretty much verbatim – Kid: Daddy,…