so, over the course of the last several months i have been making a few changes that will lead to a healthier lifestyle. we have always been a healthy family, but i generally felt like i was always running on empty. i know that personalities are different, but i would look at my friends are […]

houston…we have a problem. it seems that i have decided, unconscienciously of course…where most of my big decisions are made, to start losing things. i used to be so super organized. everything had its place. i never had to wonder where something was or fumble around looking for it. even chad’s stuff was under control. […]

the other day, aiden said that she had to go potty. she still really hasn’t decided if she wants to go in her big girl potty or continue to use the old faithful diaper. sometimes she thinks she’s ready and then at other times, she is positive she’s not. well, this particular day…she thought she […]

i have a somewhat new “beef”. and i’m not talking about the kind that comes from cows that i haven’t eaten in 16 years. well…except when i was pregnant with colton and had an unfortunate craving for a hotdog. and we are not going to talk about that. i’m still ashamed. anyways…this morning, when i […]

o.k. so i forgot for a split second why i don’t have pets. when i was little, i begged and begged for a puppy. my dad said no, no, and no. finally, when i was 7 and my brother was 4, he caved. we got schotzie. i had her until i was a freshman in […]

having a school aged boy has taught me some things. one, of which is that any guy…no matter their age…when asked how their day was, will answer, “fine.” i used this tactic all last year while colton attended kindergarten. i always got the same generic answer. “fine”. everything was always…”fine”. i would ask about what […]

i think we all have the post holiday blues. it has been hard to get back into the swing of things…including writing on a regular basis. i could not believe that my last post was before christmas and about my big television debut. speaking of, chad gave me an “oscar” for christmas. it was presented […]

alright. i didn’t tell this story to many people…due to the fact that i didn’t want to look like an idiot. but…it’s safe to tell! some of you may not be interested in this at all, but those of you who know me well and know my life-long dream of being “discovered” may appreciate this. […]

Tonight I learned a very important lesson… ALWAY CHECK A LITTLE BOY’S POCKETS BEFORE DOING LAUNDRY! I have seen the cute, old-fashion depiction of a little boy in overalls, with dirt smudges on his face, a slingshot hanging out of one pocket and a frog in the other. However…I thought those times had passed. With […]

7th grade was probably the worst year of my life. i had grown tall in a time where tall was not “in”. i was skinny and lanky…waif-like…when skinny, lanky and waif-like was not considered beautiful. my arms were long and my legs were longer before the clothing industry came up with the idea that every […]