I often find myself fearful when I hear of all the evil in the world, and it seems like the past couple months have been especially difficult to bear between the publicity of the late-term abortions being performed by Planned Parenthood (not to mention the other atrocities going on there), the rising wave of terrorist …
Today on the 29th, I am 29 years old, making this my “golden birthday.” I am baffled to think that I am almost 30 years old—that just sounds so…mature. *Gulp.* Lately I’ve sometimes been plagued with thoughts that I’m not where I want to be and that because everything is not as I wish it …
When asked the other day how we found out about the u-pick apple orchard a few towns over last year, I had the most cliché answer in the book: I had googled local u-pick orchards last September because it seemed like “all the other bloggers were doing it” come autumn-time, and I didn’t want to …
I’ve decided that either A) it’s hard to plan a surprise for your spouse (in general), or (B) I’m not very good at planning surprises, because it has taken me almost four and a half years to successfully plan a big surprise for Matt. Sure, I’ve planned some small little treats as surprises (like picking …
(I originally posted this in September of 2012 while I was trying to manage things at home while being a totally stressed-out first-year teacher. I thought it was a timely thing for me to re-post today, and I’ve updated some of it to fit my life now and my current focus of trying to lose …
Quick Stats Weight: about 15 pounds Height: a little more than 25″ Clothing Size: still 3-6 month size, although some of the onesies are getting a little too snug This is now the fifth time I’ve done one of these little “photo sessions” of Raven, and after last time, I was feeling pretty confident about …
I’ve officially been back teaching 7th grade for two weeks now while simultaneously being a new(ish) mom, and surprisingly (?) things are going really quite smoothly. Well, for the most part. (There have been a few days during 1st hour that I’m a bit of a zombie from how many times I woke up the …
(Alternative titles for this post: – Favorite Raven Pics from the Last Month – Way Too Many Pics of My Baby (For Everyone Else, Anyway) – I May or May Not Have the Cutest Baby in the World. Just Saying.) I mentioned once a long time ago (okay, like four months ago) that Matt and …
