Her first glimpse at the snow this morning Last winter, Raven was too young to appreciate the snow too much, so we didn’t take her outside hardly at all. This year, we were actually kind of excited for the first snow–we were excited to see her reaction to this strange cold white phenomenon that had …
Hey! So Tuesday isn’t my normal posting day, but I’ve made a special exception this week because I wanted to point you all towards a special guest post I did today for Stay Gold Autumn, one that’s been in the works now for several months. As longtime readers of my blog will know, I’ve been …
Considering that the past month’s worth of weekends have been almost nothing but stressful, it was pretty amazing to have a weekend where the stress level was back down to normal (which is borderline low-ish). Here are five happy things from our weekend: 1. The photo shoot I did with my sister and her family …
It’s been an exhausting month. Between the physical strain of taking on those storage sheds as a second job and the financial strain of a huge unexpected car repair and the mental and social strain of an election that has brought out some of the worst in so many, I’m just done. So I’m trying …
For all you politically-averse people out there (or for the politically-weary, which is seemingly the majority of us), don’t worry— I’m not going to get too political over here. The fact is, politics aren’t really my thing. I’ve always been one who believes in keeping the peace rather than getting divisive, in finding common ground …
So. BLEGH. Sigh. Oof. AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!! *runs and grabs Hershey kisses for comfort* Okay, guys— This was just not the best of weekends. Of course, whenever anything bad happens that’s unexpected, my first instinct is to cry, and then that’s usually followed pretty quickly thereafter with gratitude that it wasn’t so much worse. And this weekend …
Maybe it’s just because I’m actually writing a novel myself about World War II, but it seems like there has been a vastly huge crop of new books about WWII that have come out the last few years. In fact, I’ve read seven books this year alone that were set during the period of World …
Just dropping these Halloween pics in here for fun since I don’t know what else to do with them… And yes, I know Raven’s trick-or-treat bucket is the ghetto-est of ghetto. At least I washed it beforehand, eh? 1. On Sunday, I had a 4-year-old ask me if I was expecting another baby. I’m sure …
