There really has to be a better terminology than "in real life." You've probably seen it online - IRL - to denote between what...

Little Bird's first friend turns one tomorrow. Her mama has a new blog , and it's a rather nice place to visit, especially whilst I ...

One of the best things about motherhood is that no day is completely and totally horribly bad. This day has tried its best, but it's jus...

It had to go. About 10 inches of hair hit the floor today. How very liberating. Clifford, I did put it off and think twice, but in the end, ...

I blog in my head most of the time now. For some reason, I haven't been able to pull together cohesive posts as frequently as I used to....

Last week I found myself at a monthly gathering of women. It's mostly social, but the women on the invitation list are all very politica...

There is a story in the Bible about a shepherd with 100 sheep. One night, he is putting all of the sheep back in their pen and only counts 9...

"I may be just a little fairy, but I have a big vocabulary!" It's my favorite line in Abby Cadabby's song "I Love Wor...

I have had a little touch of the grouchies. Not sure why, and there is always a reason why. I'm just not really interested in figuring o...

I've been able to keep up with Marty and know that she had a baby. Her ex-husband realized that everything was for the best when he hear...

Last night, I was rocking and nursing Little Bird to sleep, thinking about where we were at that time one year ago. It was still several hou...

I have hit the sleep wall. Something is up with Little Bird, and the sleep is not there. After three nights of newborn like not with the sle...

Most days, I still forget to think of myself as a mom. Little Bird is almost one now, and a lot of times it still amazes me that I'm ...

There's nothing like losing a baby to make you want another one as of yesterday. It's amazing how it triggers my most primal materna...

I was still so disbelieving last Friday that I had seen those two lines on a positive pregnancy test that I called the doctor. Went in for a...

Leave it to me to need to eat my words more quickly than I can even swallow. Remember this post ? And this one ? Well I had better get over ...

The house is in that state of upheaval on its way to order. I hate that state. There is a Christmas tub in every room, waiting for me to fin...

I can't believe 2009 is here. It's the first year I finally feel grounded in a long time. Little Bird is here. Kevin has a job that ...

There is so much to say about Christmas this year. There is so much to be grateful for, and so many stories to share. However. I am exhauste...

Little Bird has a cold. Low grade fever, snotty nose, little cough, and general patheticness. At 4:00 AM, he was awake without wanting to be...