10 years, 521 weeks, 3,650 days. A decade. I'm not sure what a decade of marriage looks like anywhere else, but around here, it looks a lot like three kids and two dogs a strict family budget ohmygod relax dinnertime trivia an obsessively landscaped lawn dog hair all over the ... » Learn More about This is What a Decade of Us Looks Like
Family Stuff
Parenting, marriage, faith, and funny (with a few rants thrown in for good measure).
I blinked & you turned 7
Soaking in the tub, timing contractions, my enormous belly an island jutting out of the water. I loved every day of my pregnancy, and even though it's selfish, I admit it was sad seeing it come to an end because that meant I had to share you. Later, sitting backwards on a chair in the living ... » Learn More about I blinked & you turned 7
Just Keep Swimming
My 6-year-old is arguing because he is right and I am wrong. My 4-year-old is whining because today is not her birthday. My 2-year-old is screaming because she no longer fits inside my uterus. I’ve used the scary mom voice more times in the last 30 minutes than I have in the last 30 days. You ... » Learn More about Just Keep Swimming
2016 Listen to Your Mother Pittsburgh Videos Are Here!
Once we choose our cast, which is a monumental and emotionally exhausting task, we begin an equally laborious labor of love in organizing the individual essays in an order that highlights their individual importance, but also allows for a smooth transition from one story to the next. When ... » Learn More about 2016 Listen to Your Mother Pittsburgh Videos Are Here!
Bra Shopping Post-Babies, Or OHMYGOD What Happened To Me?!
I won't lie, it has been a while. A long, long, looooong while. The last time I bought a new bra was in 2009, and I had been looking for the nursing kind. When my son was born that July, the girls were spectacular! Full, yet somehow still perky, and actually keeping another human being alive. ... » Learn More about Bra Shopping Post-Babies, Or OHMYGOD What Happened To Me?!