As I’m writing this, my family and I are on vacation in Northern Virginia where my husband’s parents live. It was an unexpected vacation, but a much needed one for our family. This year has been a trying one filled with new opportunities, unemployment, and stress coming from different areas. There’s no better way to …
This is the conclusion to the two part story, Broken Just Like You. To read the first part, please click here. When I entered high school, Little Sis spent a majority of her middle school years at a private school while I attended the local public high school. We still had a somewhat similar circle of friends …
Today my husband and I took our kids to my mom’s new house to go swimming in her newly repaired pool. Her ‘new’ house is actually not new at all. It is my grandmother’s house and is the house I grew up in with my mom, dad, and sisters. It’s old, needs lots of repairs, …
On second thought – take a look. It’s beautifully organized. The blankets are folded and neatly placed on the shelves. The sheets are folded and sorted by flat, fitted, and size. The pillow cases are neatly stacked, and the top shelves have all my holiday decor linen. It’s an organizers’ dream linen closet. MY dream …
Today one of my friends told me her son was unable to play with one of my sons because it was her anniversary. The question marks above my head must have shown through the messenger because she quickly followed with an explanation. Her mom was going to watch her kids while her and her husband …
