Yesterday, Skylar and I went to Hobby Lobby. I just had a few Christmas crafts needs. It wasn’t going to be a long trip. Skylar would sit in the cart happily with her snack, of course… We entered the store and Skylar refused the hospitable cold metal cart seat. In her defense, she’s getting too …
Dear Skylar, Today you turn two. In the months before you were born, we found out we were having a GIRL. I cried. For some reason your daddy and I were confident we were going to have a boy first. We were shocked, but not let down in the least. I cried because I knew …
I’ve read my fair share of parenting books at this point. Many of them defend those so-called “terrible twos” saying they really can be terrific twos! And I remember reading their words when Skylar was an angelic 14-month-old and nodding my head, thinking “Yep, that’s gonna be my girl”. But Skylar’s 2nd birthday is in …
I turned 31 yesterday. I didn’t weep or ponder my wrinkles or dwell on the fact that I’m a decade over 21 and no longer get carded (though I have complained about that lately). What does this 31-year-old have to grumble about?! I have a happy, healthy toddler, a caring, hunky husband, two families (the …