Category Archives: Only Me

CHD Awareness from a Grown Up Point of View

It’s ironic that this is CHD Awareness Week (CHD stands for Congenital Heart Defect – I have one!) because as every blogger who’s been touched or hasn’t been touched by CHD is posting about congenital heart defects (some as part of a food/heart health campaign #Nourishwhatcounts- Please don’t get me started but why do companies…

When I’m left too long all by myself

Alternately titled: This is what I think of while I’m alone and it makes me laugh out loud and then get embarassed because there’s no one with me Or this won’t be nearly as funny to you because you weren’t with me The other day I was heading home from somewhere (the details aren’t important)…

Not So Mini Rant in Which the Village Council Makes My Job as a Parent More Stressful

(Alternately Titled: Reason Number 3456 why Small Town Living Makes me Stabby or Why I May Have to Run for Village Council). File this under screwed no matter what. Because that’s how I feel. I work really hard to not feel guilty over the decisions I make for my kids and the family. Most of the…

Some Days

Some days are really productive; moving at lightning fast speed I can conquer the world or maybe just the laundry pile. Some days I’d rather stay in bed, not really sure of what keeps me from letting my feet hit the floor but knowing all the same that there is nothing good for me outside…

Lions, TSA, Bathing Suits and Tattoos

it’s taken me two days to write this post but I think I finally have it right… The first time I took Bug to a pacemaker check up, he made me laugh out loud. It was one of those moments where you really are reminded just how true the saying out of the mouths of…