The very first post I wrote for MomJovi explained our heartbreaking decision to put our two beloved dogs to sleep. If posts could have tear stains, that one would barely be readable. We cried and cried for the weeks leading up to E (euthanasia) Day and for weeks afterwards. It was, in a word, gut-wrenching…
At Home
Middle-Class Guilt
Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of money. We weren’t poor but I would call us lower middle class. Looking back, I honestly have no idea how my mom, who was a single mom for most of my life, managed it all. Between sports fees, Esprit sweatshirts, and those AWESOME Bennetton circle-bottomed bags, she…
Hoarders: Toddler Edition
Forget those sexy hoarding objects like stray animals or giant packages of toilet paper. My daughter has her own special — and growing — collection. And if one of the items in her collection disappears, she turns into a CSI detective and starts searching the house. What treasures could a 3-year-old love so dearly? Toothbrushes….
Wordless Wednesday: Super Baby
I don’t always do a WW post (see I can’t even keep Wordless posts wordless) but I’m so excited about our new family pictures! I still haven’t had time to download them all to my computer yet and start uploading them, but for now, here’s one of my favorites. She may be getting big but…
Kitchen Wisdom
My grandmother had a plaque in her kitchen that I never really understood as a child. It said: The faster I go, the further I fall behind. (or is it farther? I always mix those two up). But as a kid, I could never understand how doing something faster could take longer than doing it…