Special Delivery

(Originally posted 11/4/2016)

My son was born into this world in the usual modern way. In a hospital with too much noise and bright lights. I was hoping for a nice home birth with soft lights and soothing music. Didn’t happen. I was hoping for natural birth but didn’t…

The Delights of a Mini Breakdown.

(Originally posted 11/15/2016)

I’ve been having a lot of different emotions lately. Okay, if the truth be told, I’ve been crying more than usual. I’d like to say I’m normally a happy, outgoing and even, funny individual. I seek to find the…

The Waiting is the Hardest Part.

(Originally posted 11/21/2016)

There is much waiting involved on the road to becoming an adoptive parent. Waiting to decide if it’s the right thing and/or right time to adopt. After filling out the mountains of paperwork and answering numerous…

Don’t Rush Bedtime

(Originally posted 3/1/2016)

I’m at my most vulnerble when tired at the end of a long day. I’m also usually less patient and more prone to “losing it” when my son doesn’t do what I ask after asking several times. But you see, I’ve learned this and have become truly…

Stop Should-ing On Yourself

(Originally posted 4/17/2016)

Please forgive me. It’s been six weeks since my last confession. I mean blog post.

Having a blog now I’m filled with so much to say, yet it’s so hard to pinpoint what I want to say next. I’ve made…

Best Playdate Ever.

(Originally posted 8/2/2016)

Gone are the days when kids could just walk to a friends house, knock on the door and ask, “Can you come out and play?”

I never heard the word ‘playdate’ until in the 90’s. I’m guessing the term started when more…

Building My Village

(Originally posted 2/17/2016)

My son is asleep and all’s quiet in our home except for the sound of rain falling and a fire burning. It seemed the perfect time to write about what a great day we had. This week is our fourth straight week of fully commiting to…

As he falls to sleep.

(Originally posted 6/30/2016)

That sweet bliss of watching him fall off to sleep at the end of a long day. How he lies there so quietly just staring at the ceiling thinking of… I don’t know what. I wish I did know. Maybe what Lego he’ll build tomorrow. His eyes…

It’s Facebook’s Fault

(Originally posted 2/19/2016)

I was going to blog tonight. It was going to be a really good one too. But I made the mistake and went on Facebook first and got lost and looked at other people’s lives, watched a few videos, liked some stuff and made some comments…

About Angie

Being a mom is the most exhilarating, exhausting job ever. Less sleep is a job requirement as a parent. You hear about it before having kids but have no idea how challenging it can be until you’re in the thick of it. Still, it’s the greatest experience of my life and I’m so flippin grateful to be mommy to…