Before I was your mom

Hey kids.  I know it's hard to believe, but I was alive a long time before I became your mom.  Before I ever knew your names or what you would look like, before I knew your smell or your mischievous laughter, there was a woman who lived about three lifetimes to be ready.  I don't …

To our Nanny on our 2-Year Nanniversary

Two years ago our Nikki came into our lives when our babies were just 8 months old.  3 days a week she is here with our babies, with us, and we couldn't be more grateful. We knew from the start that she was talented, kind, funny, smart and had a badass way of just handling …

Don’t forget this

My alcohol addled brain has forgotten entire chunks of my past.  The blackouts.  That's incredibly hard for me to reconcile, even though I know there's no getting it back.  I can only focus on now and going forward and trying to soak it all in and capture. I worry about the forgetting. Even now with …