Parenting

On My Due Date, I Grieve

Today is (or was) my due date. I should be in the hospital delivering our 4th beautiful baby. I am not. We lost our baby to a fetal teratoma in August and for me, every day since has felt a little wrong. This day and the baby we should have occupy my thoughts almost constantly. [...]

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Encouraging a Young Artist: Sophia’s Starry Night

We have now had 100 days of school, more or less. You probably have too and are wondering, like me, how you didn’t get so much accomplished in a hundred mornings without your offspring. Don’t feel bad. I am forever behind. In part, this is due to my obsession with creative projects. I am not [...]

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Jellyfish Pinata {Tutorial}

Sophia’s ocean themed 5th birthday party was a big hit. The kids loved all the games, but their favorite was breaking the jellyfish pinata! It was super simple to make and the kids can totally help. Pinatas are great for any party so go ahead and make one! Even with the paint it will be [...]

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How Some Shit Turns to Sunshine

I am not one to curse on my blog or out loud much really. In my head it is a whole different story, but that is beside the point. There is no other word but shit for our weekend. It was everywhere. Literally. Violet is all good with pee pee in the potty and she [...]

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The Case of the Itchy Scratchy Baby and the Nipple that Wasn’t

Let the detective work begin. Today started out totally normal. You know, complete chaos in the morning. As per our usual routine I ran chasing Violet around the house in an effort to force her prized Tinkerbell nightgown off of her body and momhandle an outfit on her. It’s fun times here in the a.m. [...]

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