Hey there. How's it going? I decided to start a blog, because I always have 1001 ideas and thoughts and stories running through my head, but especially stories. And because I love to write, I figured there was no better way to share those stories with my friends, family, and strangers, than a blog. [...]
My Sweet Emmaline, On the eve of your second birthday, my heart is full. I have spent two years watching you grow and develop. I have laughed at your silly antics, cried out of frustration and exhaustion, fallen asleep sitting up, stayed up all night to watch your temperature and listen to your breathing. I [...]
What. A. Week. For those of you unfamiliar with what's going on with Oklahoma Education at the moment, on April 2nd, Oklahoma teachers staged a walkout (a la West Virginia. Thank you!!). I wrote a semi-extensive post about it on Facebook already, which you can read here. I have a lot to say about public [...]
I should start by recognizing two things. I haven't written in a while. The world has apparently lost it's dang mind. Long story short, I have a full time job, I'm part of the Junior League of Oklahoma City, I'm a wife, and a mom to the cutest kid ever, and I just haven't set [...]
My, my, my, how time flies. Somehow, some way, I blinked, and my sweet baby girl is turning ONE. So, on the eve of her very first birthday, I'm going to share my (our?) birth story. So...if details aren't your thing, you might want to bail out now. Ready. Set. Bail. Okay. [...]
Summer, summer, summertime! I don't know about you all, but I am PUMPED about this summer. Maybe it's because it's my first "break" as a teacher (my first day of break I spent an hour in the education section of Barnes and Noble), or that it's my baby's first birthday next month, or in two [...]
If you cry easily, this might not be the best post for you. Because today, I'm going to tell you all my adoption story. If we've talked for any length of time, really, my adoption has probably come up in conversation, because it's something I'm immensely proud of. My parents PICKED me. How many kids [...]
So a few weeks ago, I made a post about Spring Break with my Little One. I mentioned briefly that we went to Arkansas to go visit my grandma, but I wanted to really expand on that today. My grandpa passed away in 2012, so he never got a chance to meet my daughter. However, [...]
I'm a teacher, so I get the joy of having spring break, and the current school district I work in gave us TEN DAYS of spring break (if you count the weekends). I spent Friday running errands, cleaning, and unpacking. I spent Saturday planning Little Miss E's first birthday party with a dear friend, and [...]
