Friday the 13th is supposed to be bad luck right? Well for us it was a lucky day twice. Both our girls were born on Friday the 13th, Alice on March 13th and Reese on April 13th. With Reese at my final apt before her birth, I had the choice of being induced the very…
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Hidden Signs
I do believe that at times we get random signs from our guardian angel. An example is spotting a cardinal in a tree. This morning when walking through a local park I spotted this little flag in the grass next to the path I was on. It must have blew off one of the memorials…
A Great Mother’s Day Weekend
While the weather was not the best I had a very nice Mother’s Day weekend. I’ll start with Thursday which is not quite the weekend yet, but somewhat of a holiday with Cinco de Mayo. I got good news following imaging and an appointment with my breast surgeon which was such a relief. I celebrated…
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a tough holiday for me. On one hand I am incredibly blessed to have five healthy children who are my world and make me smile and laugh every day. It’s also a difficult day because my mom is no longer here and I miss her terribly. She was my biggest supporter and…
Putting Ourselves Second
I am one of those moms who likes to have shirts for all occasions. Not surprising my mom was like this and I enjoy following her example when it comes to my kids’ clothes. Today I went through my kids’ clothes to see what shirts they may have for Mother’s Day. This could be any…
When Life Gives you Limes…
We have all heard the saying if life gives you lemons make lemonade. But what if life gives you limes? Then make a margarita. I’ll say I’ve been given my share of lemons and limes this year. As if dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis while pregnant wasn’t enough, I also had to deal with…
May the Fourth Be With You
After struggling to come up with something creative to tie in with Star Wars, I figured I’d share this amazing story about my Mom and one of her former students. My Mom was a big Star Wars fan. She was also a huge Harrison Ford fan. This was known to her students. One thing I…
The Notorious Mug
I thought this was a good post to share today following the disappointing news from the Supreme Court regarding Roe v. Wade. It relates to one of the best things to happen to the Supreme Court and is someone I admired, RBG. At a recent kids consignment sale I went to there was a white…