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Happy Birthday Dylan

It’s nearly official. Dylan went to bed as a two year old, and when he awakens in the morning it will be his third birthday. Good night, toddler, good morning, preschooler. I’m not sure that I agree with all of those people who say that “it goes by so fast”, but that might be either because not enough time has passed and I’ll be saying it a few years from now or because I have been lucky enough to stay home with him and experience (nearly) every waking moment of his toddlerhood. There is no one word that sums up … Continue reading →

Making Birthdays Special – Or Not

Marriage, like most of life, is all about seeing things from someone else’s point of view. I’ve had to learn that Jonathan copes with things, especially arguments and emotions, much more slowly than I do. That’s not what I wanted to discuss today. What I wanted to discuss is how marriage can sometimes force you to see the world in an entirely new way. Sounds like I’m talking about something life changing, right? Not really, though it’s certainly hard for me to process. I’m talking about presents. Jon’s birthday is today, and for months I had no idea what to … Continue reading →

Birthday Cake Part III

Low and behold I did not have enough ice cream. I quickly cleaned out the ice cream freezer barrel (after my son scooped out as much leftover ice cream as possible) so that I could get it back into the freezer. Six hours later I took it out and started freezing the rest of the ice cream base. After forty five minutes the ice cream was not freezing to my utter dismay. I racked my brain for a possible solution. Clearly the barrel was not thoroughly frozen. My first thought was that I would have to wake up at four … Continue reading →

Planning Special Moments

In the past two weeks I’ve looked at planning romantic moments for your spouse, making them feel special, and how to cope with missing your spouse even when he or she is more or less around. How do all of these things come together? In me trying to plan special things for my husband. Now that Jon has completed grad school I want to do something special for him. Parties he hast to host are too draining for him, so that’s out. I thought of the perfect idea: I’d bake him a cake. Not just any cake, but a black … Continue reading →

Birthdays

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My son is obsessed with birthdays (I suppose I am too since I love to bake). The little guy is only two and his own birthday experience is quite limited (I doubt that he actually remembers his first birthday). However, he has helped celebrate many birthdays in his short two years (and nine months) … sometimes the same birthday twice! Since we have moved back to our home town where most of our extended family lives, we have had lots of birthdays to celebrate. Birthdays of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and mom and dad and himself. There is one thing … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Little Boy!

Four years ago today I looked down at this precious angel in my arms and felt a surge of love like none I had ever experienced before. I had fought so hard to bring that baby into the world and finally, after 38 long hours, he was here. I had never understood love like I did in that moment. It was then, that I became a mother. It’s hard to believe that was really four years ago. I remember thinking that I could never love him more than I did in that moment; but I was wrong. My love for … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Little Girl

Today is Hailey’s 18th birthday. I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed. What a wonderful journey this has been, from conception to this moment it has been the most amazing thing that has happened to me. It hasn’t all gone as planned; I never imagined I would be a single parent. I wanted to live the fairy tale, be married to my Prince Charming forever and ever. I thought her father and I would grow old together and enjoy watching our grandchildren play. That really was just a fairy tale, our marriage has ended and we’ve moved on. … Continue reading →

Moms: Of Gifting to Ourselves

Did you get exactly what you wanted for Mother’s Day? I didn’t get what I asked for; instead, I got something even better. My fellow blogger, Stephanie, got what she wanted, a coffee machine, but it didn’t come from any of her children, or even her spouse. Rather, the self assured mother of three took the initiative to purchase the appliance, and gifted it to herself. Some may consider Stephanie’s move audacious, while others may consider it empowering. Personally, I classify it as self preservation. A requirement for many mothers out there. If you aren’t going to look out for … Continue reading →

What Makes Your Kid Happy?

I heart Dr. Drew. Father figure to the dozens of teen moms exploited (I mean, profiled) on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” “Celebrity Rehab” guru, 30-year radio advice veteran, and now the host of his own show on HLN, Dr. Drew Pinsky is almost as busy as work-at-home mom. Almost. Actually, the dad to 18-year-old triplets is a champion of moms everywhere, as he recently stated on his primetime “news and views” show. I’m not the least bit surprised that Dr. Drew is publicly praising moms given that his wife was left to handle much of the child-rearing of their three … Continue reading →

My Mommy Hung the Moon

My Mommy Hung the Moon. Do book titles get any better that? The only thing better would be if your kid actually uttered those five validating words… and meant it. Lucky for me, my child actually does… sometimes… when she’s well-rested, well-fed, and I’ve just played Guess Who? with her for the bazillionth time and agreed to endure combat “just one more little time, Mommy, please, please, please!” Okay, so the words, “My mommy hung the moon,” have never passed her lips, but when the stars are aligned just right, the sentiment is there, and she is not afraid to … Continue reading →