today i got to take trout and annslee for a walk.  and let me tell you…to try to take pictures while holding the leash with a 50+ pound dog on the other end…leaves something to be desired. but. i did get some good ones.  if i do say so myself. but then again…when you are […]

this is what happened after i made a point to tell the kids to make sure they drank their milk with their breakfast yesterday morning…validating the fact that i am, indeed, talking to the wall. and this was annslee’s tray after specifically telling her to keep her breakfast on her plate. hello wall. my name […]

i’m finally gettin’ my mommy groove back.  well…technically…my “in general” groove back. this weekend was just what the doctor ordered. friday…i was reunited with one of my favoritest friends.  she busted on over and knocked on the door and peaked in the windows and called me until i let her in.  (i was taking a […]

sometimes it’s just easier to lie. now…don’t get me wrong.  i’m all about telling the truth.  but sometimes…like when your 6 year old daughter asks you if strangers can get into the house if the doors are locked…it’s just easier to lie. is that wrong? i don’t know. but what i do know…is that when i […]

i’ve been a little hum drum…blue…forlorn…eeore-ish, lately.  and i haven’t been able to put my finger on why.  it’s no secret that i don’t transition well.  and i already identified my sadness with the passing of the holiday season and the old year.  (if you call the new year “new”…then it only makes sense to call the […]

First of all…Chad got me a new laptop for Christmas.  Blogging has become a little bit easier, folks.  Plus…he bought… drum roll… www.mindyclarkson.com!! I have my own website, people! That’s something I thought I’d never say. What a guy. **** Happy New Year, by the way. Writing has been sparse over the last week, due […]

christmas has come and gone, once again.  as a kid…i would fight post advent depression every year.  you could find me, on the curb…caressing the dried up branches of our tree…whispering words of encouragement, like, “you’ve been a great tree and i’ll miss you so much.”  i would feel all blue inside because it was […]

i am sitting down for the first time today.  and technically…it’s not even today anymore.  it’s 12:25 am and i can honestly say that we are ready.  the last present has been bought; the food has been prepared; the crafts are complete; the house is clean; and the gifts are wrapped and under the tree. i […]

snip…fold…tape…snip…fold…tape. i’d be lying if i said i longed for the wrapping of the presents.  i really should do it as they come in…instead of waiting and doing them all in one night.  the hallmark channel helps.  but still.  you know it’s bad when you start tossing things for the kids into the “santa” pile…just […]

i really wish that i enjoyed going to the park.  i just don’t.  it’s not that i absolutely hate it…i just don’t find myself wanting to go exactly.  i can’t really put my finger on why.  it may have to do with the fact that i used to be too wrapped up in worrying about […]