Before I met my husband, I wasn’t so sure that I wanted to have kids. Having had chronic hypertension since age 17 and having encountered doctors who warned of the impracticality of pregnancy for me, I questioned whether I really […]
–> I love reality television. There. I said it. I’m not ashamed of my adoration for all things overly dramatic and I won’t apologize for having a DVR filled with riveting reality selections including High School Reunion, The Millionaire Matchmaker, […]
Today we will celebrate Barrett’s first birthday… a landmark that, while special for a child, is really much more about the fact that we, as parents, made it through the year and lived to tell about it. I haven’t had […]
I’ve been trying for the last 31 days to shake it. I de-friended January long ago but it hung on for dear life. Finally, the calendar turns to a new month and I am hoping for a reprieve from the […]
Following my senior year of high school, I had the great fortune of traveling abroad. Because we traveled for an extended period, upon return from my European adventure, I was unable to take up my regular summer gig of lifeguarding […]
I was a late bloomer. This is not one of my dramatic statements, it is absolutely true. Chronologically, I was late. It was not until my Junior year of High School that I found {small} boobs inhabiting my chest. Until […]
Barrett has been adjusting to his “Hulk Hands” this week. He’s figured out how to do some things for himself… and is almost an expert now… The Amazing Mr. Barrett… Make a Smilebox slideshow Barrett’s surgery stories: Separated at Birth […]
We all have our little quirks. Things that, though we know are outside of the norm, they are normal to us. There are many things that I do/like/say that I believe must be followed by the statement: Yep. I’m 27. […]
