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The Year in Status Updates

So. Yeah. I was back. I AM back. But I’m going to be honest with you, being a single parent is tough. And while I applaud those who can do it and still successfully manage a blog, obviously at this stage in the game, I am not one of them. I’m doing the best [...]

A Very Mickey Mouse Birthday Party

This past Saturday, we celebrated Sophia’s 3rd birthday, Mickey Mouse style. It was a simple backyard affair, with family and friends, but I wouldn’t have had it any other way.

I went with the basic “Mickey” head silhouette and the colors red, black & yellow. I wanted the party as DIY as possible, and [...]

Little Things They Said (things lost & found)

I realize I haven’t posted a “Little Things They Said” in a little more than a month. As I was cleaning up my drafts folder, I found a bunch of posts where I had stuck the little things so I would remember to share them. I combined all of the things I found and [...]

Little Things They Said: (May 24-June 6)

Sophia (Pulling her pigtails up high into the air): “Look mama, my hair is uploaded!” (Now pulling her pigtails down, flattened to the side of her head): “Now my hair is downloaded!” Olivia has been playing Lego Star Wars on the Xbox and she’s gotten pretty good. Every now and again I will [...]

Sister for Sale

*kick* *kick* *kick*

“Owww…mamaaaaaa” I heard Sophia crying out, looked over to my girls, who were supposed to be sitting nicely in my bed and watching an episode of Jake and the Neverland Pirates, to see Olivia pushing kicking her sister’s head off of her lap.

I pulled Sophia over to me, kissed her [...]

Surviving the Dance (Recital)…

This past weekend has been a whirlwind of tutus, tights, spandex, hairspray and makeup (the last two thankfully skipped over my girl’s hair and face).

I have seen the same performances twice (well, two and a half if you count the partial dress rehearsal I witnessed on Friday). I have seen and heard a [...]

Little Things They Said (April 22-May 8)

Olivia didn’t want to cooperate with my efforts at taking her picture, so I jokingly told her that she was born into the wrong family, since I love taking pictures and won’t stop, but I wouldn’t force her to have her photo taken. She looked at Bill and said “I want to move [...]

Little Things They Said (This Week April 15-21)

Sophia has become obsessed with the hooded towels we have. She runs around saying she needs her “cape” because she is Darth Vader. She then proceeds to breath heavily. We had another “Really” moment while eating dinner this week.  Bill was recounting the story of how, as teenagers, he & his friends would [...]