It was about 7AM, an otherwise acceptable time to wake a gal up, unless she had just spent the entire day before laboring and expelling the cutest almost 10-pound baby girl (along with some other stuff...). I had been looking forward to the first comfortable stomach sleep in almost 8 months, and was ... » Learn More about “Your Baby Has Holes in Her Heart” As Shared By the Worst Pediatric Cardiologist EVER
Family Stuff
Parenting, marriage, faith, and funny (with a few rants thrown in for good measure).
The “F” Word
Oh hey there! I've been off the grid for a few, but something done peeved me, and now I must rant. The culprit is basically Taylor Swift, but a series of seemingly unconnected incidents is actually to blame, so try to stay with me as I backtrack for a minute. Some point in 2013: I wrote a ... » Learn More about The “F” Word
Being a Grown-Up Is Hard
You guys, I'm drowning. This summer has been all kinds of wonderful, but it has also been all kinds of busy. You see, I like to overload myself with responsibilities and then complain about them. Normally, I enjoy coupling a new, huge undertaking with the birth of a child: 2009, birth of first ... » Learn More about Being a Grown-Up Is Hard
This Is Gosser Hill
If you're lucky, you grew up in a small town like I did. Friends from the top of the hill, the whole way down to the alley, sprinkled with some crotchety old folks in between. Quad rides to a place aptly nicknamed the Toilet Bowl in the fall. Flying down Kepple's Hill on a sled in the winter. The ... » Learn More about This Is Gosser Hill
Balancing Love & Discipline with MomAssembly
Years ago, my nightstand was home to an array of lip glosses, novels that substituted for reality as long as I continued to turn the pages, notes about upcoming lesson plans, and a framed picture of yours truly and my soon-to-be-husband. Almost ten years later, my nightstand is hidden ... » Learn More about Balancing Love & Discipline with MomAssembly