It would seem I'm in the minority. It would seem I am alone in the sea of cute bedazzled wine glasses and happy hours with pedicured feet, beer cozies and a pool view. I am the sober mom. I am a mom and I don't drink. I am the mom who CANNOT drink. I am …
All the ways 18-month-olds are Incredible
My babes are A YEAR AND A HALF TODAY. Whoa. They were just blobs not too long ago and now they are absolutely incredible little humans. People tend to say, "oh they are getting so big!" or "stop them from getting any bigger!" As if getting bigger is a bad thing. That bugs me. Each …
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When the rains don’t stop
There was a DERECHO in Chicagoland on Monday night. Oh sure, everybody overreacts to weather and OMG the sky is falling and it's always the worst storm ever, but this was for real shit. This was no kidding, streams of water through our yard and down our stairs into a drain that couldn't possibly handle …
Too Sober For This 