At Reagan’s school, the students have an extra incentive to have good attendance. For each week they have perfect attendance, their name goes into a drawing for the chance to win a prize. Re...Read More
Last Friday was my birthday, and the grils were very nice and let me sleep in. When I woke up, this “bouquet” of flowers was laying on the bed next to me. 🙂 Harley and Reagan had ...Read More
Did you know that the original tradition of Sadie Hawkins Dances started in the cartoon Lil’ Abner? In Li’l Abner, Sadie Hawkins was the daughter of one of Dogpatch‘s earliest settle...Read More
Isn’t this a great picture? Harley took it last weekend when we were in Enterprise watching Emma’s basketball games. She took it with my cheesy little point-and-shoot camera. I have been...Read More
38-years-ago today the pretty blonde lady in this picture became a mother – it just so happens it was to that super cute bald baby in the picture. This picture is from when we lived in Costa R...Read More
I have changed my mind a hundred times about whether or not I was going to write this post. I decided that to give myself more motivation and to hold myself accountable to the goals I’ve set, ...Read More
Crindalyn and Me This picture is from 3-1/2 years ago right before Crindalyn moved away to Long Beach, Washington. We spent part of a day together before she left just hanging out and saying goodbye...Read More
Erika Anne. Supportive. Loving. Mother. Sister. Daughter. Confidant. Co-conspirator. Smart – no, really – SCARY smart. Dedicated. Hard-working. Funny. Friend. Until the last year, we haven...Read More
I received this as an e-mail from Aaron’s mom and step-dad, Tom & Carol, today. I love it, and I thought it should be out in the open for all the mothers I know to see. Real Mothers don&#...Read More
I saw a quote on Facebook that one of my friends’ daughters said about her . . . it was, “Mom, you’re thebomb.com!” It’s the perfect description of my mom, and even-tho...Read More
For anyone who knows me and knows my parents at all, knows a lot about my dad. He is an Animal Behaviorist – basically a fancy term for a psychologist for animals – and he’ll kill ...Read More
I have gained weight. It’s a fact of life – unfortunately, it’s not a fact I’m happy with. I am working on it, though, so it will get better. Don’t get me wrong ...Read More
