Most people regard adoption as a happy thing. Just look at the Internet: We see memes and status updates and blog posts peppered with “chosen” and #blessed. And while (for the most part) adoption is a happy thing, it can also be a very difficult thing, in a way bringing a child into your family the “usual”…
This is the time of year when we’re focused on getting our kids ready for school. Odds are, you’ve already looked at your kids’ school supply list. If you’re really ahead of the game, you might have already finished your back to school shopping and you’re enjoying the last part of your summer. Either that,…
Well…I did it. It’s day 21 and I am patting myself on the back for finishing something I started. I thought I was going to get eye rolls when I started posting about the Advent Health Feel Whole challenge…because how many times do you see people posting online about this challenge or that challenge? I…
I could see Avengers End Game again. We are not usually “see it on opening weekend” kind of people but Marvel (and Star Wars) are the exceptions to the rules. I was in the theater with my kids at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning feeding my kids popcorn and candy for breakfast. Even though I…
I wrote a couple of blog posts about this 30-day writing challenge I was going to do. And…when I started, I had every intention of finishing and finishing strong. Because don’t we always plan on finishing the things we start? To the trolls and the haters I felt this blog had gotten a little bit…
This is day 16 of a 30-day writing challenge. I’m still thinking my decision to commit to a blog post a day during what is one of my busiest months so far is kind of cray cray. But, we’re doing this, y’all. We. Are. Doing. This. As you read this, my kids and I are…
I don’t think I’m supposed to tell y’all this but my two sons LOVE Frozen. I’m not sure who is more excited to see the new Frozen 2 trailer (released this morning – 6/11), me or them. Yes, I said that. There was a time – circa 2013 – that I thought I would lose…
We did it! Listen to Your Mother wrapped up what is San Antonio’s third successful show the day before Mother’s Day. Thirteen women told their stories in front of a packed house in The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts’ Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater. For the first time in the show’s history in the Alamo…
Don’t ask me how much my kids cost. Just don’t. Don’t ask me how much my kids cost. Here is why. “How much did that set you back?” “That” was my chubby 2- year-old nestled in my arms as I stood in front of a community bonfire. It was 2012 and we’d been home with our newly-adopted…
When I first started my blog, I got a lot of advice. Some I paid attention to, some not. One of the pieces of advice I ignored was “post every day.” I didn’t see that as realistic and although I always have stuff to say, I had – and still have – that quality over…
