We just got a dog, and it's basically like I had another baby. I am overwhelmed, sleep deprived, and totally smitten all at the same time. I always wanted four kids, and now I have them! Our family is...
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever get a full night’s sleep again.
Bedtime at our house is hard. It’s been hard since we had our first child nine years ago.
Our son was the baby with colic, who, to my recollection,...
Raising kids can be exhausting. Kids are loud, throw tamper-tantrums, don’t listen, talk back, run away, and often don’t do what we grown-ups want them to do. They don’t want to put on their shoes or brush their teeth,...
It seems like everyone is in the mood to purge in January. After all, the holidays are often full of extremes. More travel. Not enough sleep. Too much food. Not enough exercise. Too many new things around the house....
Family Traditions
January is always the time of year we make gumbo as a family. We also make enough to freeze and enjoy for the rest of the year because . . . 1) it's a little time consuming, 2)...
I'm sure there are some moms out there who look forward to cooking dinner every night. I, however, am not that mom. I do it, though. Five nights a week (well, every Friday is pizza night at our house,...
Lost Art
Maybe it's because I'm from the South, or maybe it was because my mom always insisted we do it growing up, or maybe it's because I'm an introvert ... but I love writing thank you notes. I noted...
We are not that family.
You know them. That family at the pumpkin patch where everyone is having an inexplicably good time despite the crowd and the blistering, ninety-five degree Alabama "fall" weather. The mom doesn't have to raise her...
I saw a funny meme recently with a picture of a lady who looked completely overwhelmed and exhausted. Next to her picture, the caption said "Why do they want dinner every single night?" I thought it was hilarious! And...
Recently, I had the great pleasure of having a portrait illustration done of my 3 year old son, Joshua. My husband's uncle, Jim Sasse, is an amazing artist and so we were beyond thrilled that he offered to do...
In + Around Birmingham
Homewood’s Central Park is Updated & Better than Ever
The newly updated Homewood Central Park playground is now open! As Homewood residents who love to be outside, my family spends a lot of...
