Yes. After two-ish weeks and an overgrown body hair situation, I shaved my legs yesterday. I washed my hair. Which, if you know me, is quite a win. I also dried my hair. With a blow dryer. And I put […]
No Comment
Dear Mama, You catch yourself, don’t you? You find yourself wanting to tell the whole world about the way your two year old can say her abc’s. You want to post a photo of your 9 year old winning his […]
Featured
/
Goodness
/
Life
/
Motherhood
/
That Cancer Stuff
… but at least she tried
Posted On July 19, 2017
“Mom. Are we gonna see JoJo?” “No babe. She was cremated, I think.” The Oldest and I were chatting in the car as we often do. And we were talking about our dear, sweet friend passing away. “Mom. What do […]
Okay. If you aren’t already aware, we have a Brehm family goal. Well. Actually, we have a few family goals that are annual. And then, we have a few bigger longterm goals. One of which isssssss {drummmmmmrolllll} to visit all […]
Last evening, the hubs had an event post-work. The Oldest has been away at camp all week {yes. It’s Terrifying. Yes. I might need to hold him in my lap all next week and have him call me “mommy” until […]
Dear Mama, Yep. You are in a hard spot. You are. Don’t look around and compare your life to anyone else’s and don’t tell yourself, “she is nailing it. I am failing it.” because your view through her window is just […]
I say it often, “I don’t know how I got so lucky…” When I’m talking about my friends. Or my family. I say, “I don’t know why I got these blessings.” Because really… I don’t. But the thing I can […]
Featured
/
Goodness
/
Life
/
Motherhood
Jump shake your booty & other reminders my kid gave me while working out
Posted On July 10, 2017
“Can I workout with you,” the Middlest asked. Grrrrrr, I silently thought. This was supposed to be my half hour with my workout tape. Okay. It wasn’t a tape. Because it’s not 1994. It was a DVD. But as of late, the kids have […]
Dear, Mama. I know. You just held your fresh babe for the first time. You looked at that baby and you felt your body become 3/4 heart and the other quarter, mush. You, maybe just silently, found yourself counting the […]
The fireworks boomed overhead. We laid on our backs and looked up at the dark night sky. And the metallic booms shattered through the darkness. And I felt gratitude for that moment. I am so thankful to be here. Especially […]
