These posts share the highs and lows of being a mom. Some posts are hilarious, all are relatable.
It’s been a couple of weeks since I first told you all about Lily, our 12 year-old Chocolate Lab. As a recap: On Tuesday 4/14 I took her for a routine physical at which point our Veterinarian discovered some masses in her lower abdomen that raised concern for possible mammary cancer. That Friday the results…
I finished a book yesterday, The Passionate Mom. And I encourage all my friends who are moms, or who are wanting to be moms, to read this book. Susan Merrill, Director of mom-parenting website iMOM, wrote this amazing book to parallel being a mom…->to Nehemiah. From the intro: {He} has a passion for the people he…
A couple of initial comments: 1. Thank you for your kind words from Saturday’s post regarding our sweet dog, Lily. 2. Today is Reynolds’ 2nd Birthday, and to not put a complete damper on it, this post is both about the happiness of the day and 3. An update on Lily’s condition and a fair warning, her…
I don’t even know where to start with this one. What a week? Bless it. I guess it’s true that “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” After my post on Tuesday things went crazy down hill. Crazy down hill, like, super fast. Like the down hill and super fast of…
I was REALLY happy to hear in the news yesterday that quality is better than quantity – especially in regards to {working} moms and their kids. Andrew and I try extremely hard to spend really good, meaningful, quality time with our kids in the evenings and weekends {especially on the weekends!}. This past weekend, like most, was…
I meant to post this last night, when it was actually St. Patrick’s day, but alas, my child(ren) had other plans for me 🙂 Like many places, Saturday was our St. Patrick’s {St. Pat’s} festival in downtown Columbia. Well, the 5 Points area. Andrew and I closely watched the weather Thursday and Friday, and had…
Yesterday our sweet baby girl was baptized at our church. Both sets of grandparents were there, along with our adopted grandparents {we adopted them….}, Andrew’s sister, our sweet across-the-street neighbors and precious friends, DJ and Dana. I am so thankful for all of these wonderful people, who love us and our babies. The baptism itself was event-less….which…
