My Dad died two days after Cora turned 2 and two days before our 5 year wedding anniversary, on a Sunday, at the age of 57. He squeezed himself right in there just so we wouldn't forget. We packed up the truck with everything but the kitchen sink, prepared to stay at my Mom's for [...]
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As the end nears
Tomorrow my little girl turns two. Next Tuesday we celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. Somewhere between today and next week my Dad will die and we will have to bury him. To piss me off I'm sure he will die on her birthday and we will bury him on our anniversary. His one last "fuck [...]
18 Months
To the shortest one in the house, We just started letting you watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and you love it. Just a few minutes in the morning and it helps me get everything ready to go. The funny thing is you call it the "puppies" show. You wake up asking for puppies and point to [...]
Why swim lessons were one of the smartest things I did for my baby this winter
Before winter set in I had a plan set up to make sure we got our butts out of the house and didn't just wander Target for hours. I researched a few places and decided that I would stick not just my baby but myself in swim lessons. I can swim but she can't so [...]
How to Cope With Our New Reality
We boarded a plane. We went to Jamaica. I drank. I sat. I thought. I read three books. I didn't move. I realized how stressed I was once I finally relaxed. It was then that I could start processing. Processing my feelings and how I wanted to proceed with everything. The Hubby and I had [...]
My World Has Been Broken and Few Understand
I have struggled to write this post. Starting, stopping, deleting, and walking away. I have words I want to say but I just don't know how to say them or where to start. With Rebecca I have never known where to start. She is my own messy story and for those who don't know how [...]
What I have learned about being a Mom thus far
I've been raising one kid who is now 14. Her situation, from day one, is unlike any other. Our situation can't be compared to raising Cora or compared to someone else in her classroom. It is our own and different, I've accepted that. I can tell you, starting all over from the beginning with this [...]
Halloween in the books
We can officially say we have another Halloween stuffed in the books! It was a whirlwind of a week celebrating because that is how we celebrate things, a full week at a time. Plus, it is the best way to end my favorite month and we got to do so with unseasonably warm weather in [...]
Through My Mistakes 