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…
Friendships are important and there’s no substitute for bonds with people who “get it.” I don’t know where I’d be without my adoption besties – women from all over the world who I have laughed with (sometimes laughed at), cried with and celebrated with. I can honestly say I’d probably be cray cray crazy without…
Multitasking. I’m not sure what the official definition is but I describe it as talking on the phone while checking my email while trying to throw together dinner by scrolling through Pinterest on my tablet while trying to referee an argument between my two youngest children while trying to assure my oldest child that yes,…
I’m not going to live forever. You might be reading this and thinking “duh” but those six words are hard to type. Like many people, I don’t like to think about my own mortality. It’s funny how we’re so reluctant to think about death because nobody lives forever…unless you’re a Cullen. [Tweet “Funny how we’re…
Trendy. Hip. The “in thing.” The word trendy can describe what you drive, what you wear, or how you take your coffee. I recently saw the word trendy being used synonymously with adopting children from China and it pissed me off. There are lots of reasons behind why we adopted from China but keeping up…
November is National Adoption Month. In celebration, I’m going to give you a sample of questions you shouldn’t ask that family who maybe looks just a little bit different. And, that teacher who told you the only dumb question is one not asked? She lied. Some questions are dumb. Read on. [Tweet “November is National…
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…
Someone once said “I believe in being honest with my kids, 101 percent.” That someone wasn’t me. I lie to my kids all the time. I’m not just talking about the trifecta of deception: Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. I don’t creatively bend the truth. I straight up lie like Pinnochio. Am…
For those of you who’ve read my blog for awhile, you know I post a recipe every now and then. I usually do tacos. If you’re expecting a taco recipe, I’m going to disappoint you, but feel free to keep checking back. This is a good one, though, but you have to read a…