I had my first confirmed miscarriage in July 2010. I say “confirmed” because I believe there was one before that, but I hadn’t tested yet and I don’t know for sure. I was devastated. I was lost. And I felt very, very alone. People kept telling me how common miscarriages are, that there would be other babies, that I should… Read more »
Moms are frazzled. Moms are frumpy. Moms live in sweatpants and spitup-covered teeshirts that don’t fit. Moms look like MOMS, not people. You’ve seen the commercials, the sitcoms, the magazine articles, the joke cards and calendars and teeshirts and blah blah blah. I say this is FALSE. No one’s saying you have to be a MILF 24/7. But you don’t… Read more »
Last year, as we adjusted to life with twinfants, our grocery and takeout bills were completely out of control. This year we have a new home in a new state and a new budget to go with it, so what better time to revamp our meal planning approach than right now? Previous spending: I’m too embarrassed to even tell you Current… Read more »
Part of the reason things have been so quiet around here is that the Family-in-Training — Daddy-in-Training, Mommy-in-Training, Miles, Emmett, a bullmastiff, a pug, and a Lynx Point Siamese cat — recently moved from Central Virginia to West Central Florida. It was a 14-hour drive with two babies, two dogs, and a cat that literally meowed. the. whole. time. I’ve never… Read more »
Dear Miles and Emmett, Twelve months ago today, I hadn’t met you yet. How is that possible? Because these days, and the last 364 days, I have breathed you. I have worn you and held you and rocked you felt you and loved you and breathed you every moment of every day, and it’s hard to remember what life was… Read more »