I’ve got three and a half weeks left until this squirmy, kicky, bladder head-butting little guy makes his appearance.             I’m not sleeping much at night but I am starting to feel better about it, I’m in the home stretch!  I’m really trying to enjoy the time with Ellie, how … Continue reading Tantrums. So…my 2 year old and the current presidential nominees

Four weeks to go.  FOUR.  I.  can.  do.  it!   Four more weeks until this magical, wonderful, sacred, miraculous experience is over.  Thank.  God.  Yep, about 4 weeks left until the country finally picks between Trump and Hillary on November 8th.Oh, and I’m having a baby a few days later too.  I may also be … Continue reading Elections and Births, How Good Girls Go Bad, Why My Dog is Addicted to Drugs.

Top 10 signs you’re really, really pregnant:10) You’re constantly making lists of what you’ll need in your hospital overnight bag.  You know, which chocolate bars, what kind of chips.9) If someone mentions ONE MORE TIME how you must be ready to go ANY DAY and you have 6 weeks left…you’re going to tweak their nose … Continue reading Top 10 Signs you’re Really, Really Pregnant:

BUT THAT’S JUST HOW TEXAS IS:I used to love spring because I got to turn off the heat and roll down the windows and ‘hear the world again’.  And smell the grass (and the mud).  And hear people chatting and dogs barking and the world just seems to come alive after being asleep all winter.Here … Continue reading Roll down the windows, See past the fear and Connect my friends to Failing as Parent.

BIG NEWS!  I found All DRESSED CHIPS at Kroger Wednesday.  It even has a big blurb on the front about how it’s Canada’s leading chip flavor and what ‘All Dressed’ means for the Americans.  What a hoot!  A HOOT I say.Ellie’s new car seat came from Amazon yesterday.  My baby is graduating to the last … Continue reading Separation Anxiety. (Mine…)

The fight ends.  I've been fighting on two fronts these past few weeks.  Front # 1: After fighting with the doctor and talking it over with ANYONE who would listen, I’ve finally come to the realization I can’t avoid having a C section this time around either.  Unless I want to fly to Canada and … Continue reading Does Anyone Else Fight Over This?

I’m pretty sure I found some fox scat around the patio yesterday while I was sweeping.  Then moping with undiluted Lysol…not that I’m a fox scat expert but…google Image search is pretty amazing.  Plus I’ve seen one around.  I used to think they were cute.  What the heck was it doing ON MY PATIO though?It … Continue reading The Germs are Out to Get me and Other Concerns

There are about 15 things I should be doing right now instead of sitting here listening to music and relaxing.  The problem is, when I start one of them I think…well sure I knocked off this part of my ‘to do’ list but what about all these others?  And it just reminds me that I … Continue reading Why We Should Procrastinate

Have you ever seen a beetle flipped upside down?  He struggles valiantly, all of his tiny legs waving in the air frantically trying to right himself.  That’s how I feel every morning when I wake up.  I’m flailing around groggily trying to right myself, the only thing on my mind is making it upright and … Continue reading Why You Should Always Help the Flailing Beetle on his Back or Why the Moon Crashed into Texas

“One of the oldest and most generous tricks that the universe plays on human beings is to bury strange jewels within us all, then stand back to see if we can ever find them.”  Elizabeth Gilbert.I just love that quote.  And the idea there are ‘strange jewels’ lurking within us all.  A guitar riff, a … Continue reading Letting the Cat out of the Bag