Y’all asked to see proof if my daughter wore her homecoming mum…SHE DID!! And because several of you have asked to see the belly.. here you go….. Read more

For the past 18 birthdays, it has been my absolute joy to share them with my love.  He laughs and says that he knew he had to marry me when he heard we were born on the same day because he would never forget the date.  Whatever the reason that he married me, I’m so glad that he did. (Because our birthday is also the Mexican holiday the Day of the Dead, I thought this was an appropriate cake.) Happy... Read more

It’s the beginning of November which means it’s time for NaNoWriMo!  What?  You didn’t know?  You’ve never heard of it?  It’s National Novel Writing Month! It’s an annual writing challenge, a marathon for those of us who love to see our own words in print and wish that others would want to read them.  The challenge is simple, write 50,000 words of a novel in the next 30 days.  That breaks down to slightly more than 1600 words a day. ... Read more

Last month, the unthinkable happened.  I realized that I had read every book in the house (and we have a lot of books, y’all) at least twice and that I had no desire to make a third round through the bookshelves.  I was looking for something a little bit different from my usual fare, and lucked into being asked to read Karina Fabian’s new book.  Who is Karina?  Catholic, military wife, devoted mom, prodigious author.  (I seriously envy her work-ethic.)... Read more

My life is not all glamor and wonder.  I know.  You’re shocked.  Friday morning I took the kids to the store to buy Halloween costumes.  Yup.  I’m that organized.  I totally blew it off until the Friday before trick-or-treating. After standing in the costume aisle for close to 30 minutes waiting for my indecisive children to choose between Boba Fett and Spiderman, my sweet #5 scraped his shin on the shelf as he reached for a bloody pirate sword.  (What? ... Read more

My 4 year old asked me “Mommy, why is it raining?” Seizing the moment for an impromptu science lesson, I explained, “It got colder today.  When that happened, the water droplets in the clouds came together and got heavier and heavier until gravity pulled them out of the clouds and they fell like rain.” “Oh,” he replied.  “So, it’s because God wanted to water the flowers?” Yes.  It is. Read more

I spent several hours this past weekend making homecoming mums with my eldest.  A ton of glitter, flowers, cowbells and ribbons later we were done. “These are awful,” she said.  “People actually wear them?” “”Yes!” I gasped with glee.  “They wear them and love them.  Welcome to Texas, baby!” If you’ve never been to the Lone Star State (and I feel sorry for you if this is true) then you can not possibly begin to imagine the wonder of the... Read more

I know the little time keeper on this blog says that I have 5 weeks until my due date, but if the past is an indicator, I actually have 2-3 weeks until #7 makes her debut.  When I was at this point of pregnancy with my other babies, I couldn’t wait for the day to arrive.  I repeatedly told the little guys that they were being evicted and they needed to “get out now!” I don’t feel that way with... Read more

I admit it.  This afternoon, I forgot how to pee.  I knew I had to go.  Trust me, at 34 weeks pregnant with a baby who likes to jump on my bladder, I have to go a lot. This afternoon she must have been pressing on a nerve because the message was not getting down to the right part to relax and just let go.  I sat there for about 5 minutes with my eyes closed mentally searching for the... Read more

#2 and I have been going over first aid for Boy Scouts.  Which led us to wonder  “How do you do the Heimlich Maneuver on a 9 months pregnant woman?” Read more