Another thing going on here lately besides everyone’s birthdays and homecoming prep – my daughter Allison became a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist! There are only 16,000 semifinalists in the entire United States. Of those, 15,000 will be chosen as finalists. Allison is working on that application process now! To say we are proud of Allison […]
motherhood
I have adult children!
When I started this blog 11.5 years ago, I shared a lot about my little kids at that time. My youngest wasn’t even born yet and my life was absorbed in being a mother of young children. As my kids have grown, I’ve seen the need for their privacy, so I stopped sharing 99% of […]
Good Moms and Sticky Floors
There is a very popular quote that is one of my biggest pet peeves. Hearing this quote spoken is the equivalent to me of nails scratching chalkboard. On Etsy, you can even buy beautifully stained wooden planks etched and painted with some version of this quote. “Good Moms have Sticky Floors, Messy Kitchens, Laundry Piles […]