It’s not easy keeping my kids fueled up. They stay so busy with schoolwork and a variety of extracurricular activities and they are always hungry. I’m always worried about their nutrition and whether they’re getting enough of the right stuff. To ease my mind, I depend a lot on...
My son is the happiest person I know. That’s why it startled me the other day when he leaned his head on my arm and said, “Every day is the same.” Such raw wisdom deserves more than platitudes. I drew him to me and said, “It can all be so disappointing.” I...
It’s no fun being the little sister who gets left behind. As the youngest kid in a big family, I know exactly how she felt. A couple weeks ago my husband Robert scored a couple of OU tickets. He was planning on taking our oldest daughter, Juliette, but unfortunately, she had to work. So, he...
My kids scored a Dracula Pez at the house on 19th Street this year. Yea! Dracula Pez Happy Halloween! I wanted to share some pictures with you of our wonderful night Trick-or-Treating in Heritage Hills, our Oklahoma City neighborhood. Sullivan was a skunk, although he kind of looked like a black...
I came across an article a couple of weeks ago in Huffington Post that talks about the six words parents should say to their children. Likewise, it’s six words kids want to hear I love to watch you play. It inspired me to do this photo essay of Sullivan playing with his legos. He was playing...
Sixteen years ago today, I became a mother. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I am so grateful for my beautiful daughter, Juliette! I am glad she has been with me these last 16 years. I’m hoping for many, many more! We threw her a birthday party over the weekend...
Wild Kratts Birthday Party My son Sullivan loves the PBS show Wild Kratts so this year we threw him a Wild Kratts birthday party. We kept the party super small because we hired Extreme Animals of OKC to bring some fun animals over to help us celebrate. A middle-aged mother who is skittish around...
Happy Birthday to my wonderful little girl Bridgette, better known as the Super Bridgy. Bridgy, the day you were born was one of the happiest days of my life. I love you forever!
Today, the headline in the Sunday Oklahoman business section is State’s Reputation Not Blown Away. It’s about how efforts to recruit new businesses have not been hampered by the recent spate of deadly tornadoes and floods. Maybe that’s true, but the topic leaves me cold. Still,...
“When Route 66 was closed to the majority of traffic and the other highway came in, I felt just like I had lost an old friend. But some of us stuck it out and are still here on Route 66.” –Lillian Redman, former owner, Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico This is the last in...
I get all verklempt when I think about how fast my baby girl has grown. Yesterday, she put this outfit together and asked me to take her picture. Nobody matches clothes like the Super Bridgy. In less than a month this doll baby will start Kindergarten. The longer she’s in my life, the more I...
Did you read the short post I published a couple of days ago about how Robert rescued a grasshopper? I told Sullivan if we didn’t let go of his new pet Hopsters, it would die in the jar. He understood this and agreed that after he went to bed, I would let him go. So, two nights ago, I took...
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