{This is My Therapy}
Today was the first day of spring break. I laid in bed all morning cuddling my sweet, sweet boy and realizing that he is hardly the baby I brought home nearly 5 months ago. Then, we sang,...
View Article{Perfection}
I have always derived the utmost joy from ignoring the responsibilities and requirements of life and just existing. You know lying in bed an extra hour on Saturday, wide awake but reading and...
View ArticleI die....S.W.O.O.N
as in, my son is So Wildly, Obviously, Obscenely, Next to Godly perfect. See evidence below.From Spring RowanFrom Spring RowanFrom Spring RowanFrom Spring RowanFrom Spring RowanFrom Spring RowanFrom...
View Article{Insomnia}
No, not me. I have never had a problem sleeping. I have been known to sleep until three in the afternoon only to wake up for dinner and head back to bed. Don't judge. Try it. It is a bit of heaven...
View Article{Time Is On My Side...Except When It's Not}
I distinctly remember being 3 months pregnant. I was so thankful for hitting the 12 week mark. I felt safe, but I was wishing away the next 6 months. I was dreaming of nursery decor, ultrasounds,...
View Article{Face Lift}
Please excuse the mess as I try to create a new look. Updating the blog is much safer than changing my hair color.
View Article{Month 6, A Little Late, A Lot of Attitude}
From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09From 2010-05-09 P.S. Ignore the hideous watermark....
View Article{My First Mother's Day}
I woke up yesterday to slobbery kisses from my boy and amazing gifts from the hubs. Seriously, he gave me a gift for each role I play in life. Some teething bling for my momma life, a DS cooking game...
View Article{Sweet Success}
Success. I have been stressing a lot lately about how to measure a successful day. Is it when all of my papers are graded, lesson plans written, baby fed, husband loved, dishes done, laundry folded,...
View Article{Welcome to My Corner of the Interwebs}
I'm participating in a blog hop this week over at D-Listed Mom Blogs and want to welcome new readers to my humble abode.-->I'm Jamie. I'm a working momma who teaches middle school English. My...
View ArticleSummer means being irresponsible...
So I haven't blogged because I've been driving across the state to actually spend time with the blogs main audience. I am back though with a boy with teeth, real BOY musk, and a worrisome amount of his...
View Article{A New Year}
I don't put much faith in fate. I don't believe in meant to be's or master plans. However, I was clearly destined to be a teacher. I get the same kind of rush each August that most people only...
View Article{The One About Daycare}
Until an hour ago, I had this post planned word for word. Then, there was the car ride from hell. Rowan started daycare yesterday. A wonderful little in home babysitter with just a handful of kids....
View Article{I've Never Been Good @ Taking Sides}
So, I have no idea how I will pick between the needs of my (future) children. Last week, the husband and I went to a concert as part of our late anniversary celebration. It was tame, country, Rascal...
View Article{Thankful on Thursday} Slightly late and bandwagon jumping, but that's me
Hi strangers! Remember me. It's been a while I know and I'm not even going to lie this time and say that I'll never leave again because chances are...I will. I adore writing. Period, with the word...
View Article{Things I say...}
"He's totally cussing me out in Velociraptor right now.""I love a good book about teens in turmoil.""No! Rowan, you may not crawl on the wood floors without a diaper. You'll get a splinter in your...
View Article{Oh Yea, Well I've Got One Too}
In the summer of 1997, I was already gawky and awkward in that bookworm, girl who spends the summer with her grandparents, tween-age way. Looking back though, I knew more about being a woman in this...
View Article{My Gravity}
Today, I'm participating inThe prompt I have choosen is "If you could stop time for 24 hours, what would you accomplish?"____________________________________________________"If I could save time in a...
View ArticleWinter Wonderland
I have a sickening love affair with Christmas lights. My child does too. This is something I could not love more. I was forever begging my family to pull out the holiday decorations the second we...
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