I Burned the Heck Out of Some Christmas Spritz Cookies and I am Calling It Tradition

Sundays can be rough with small children.  Hell, they've been rough for me as long as I can remember.  Sunday Blues anyone?  Well, I like to have a plan on Sundays to combat all the crazy.  All the end of our rope.  All the anxiety.  SO. Yesterday the plan was to make Christmas Spritz Cookies. …

My Last Drink was a Bottle of Nyquil 14 Years Ago

It snuck up on me this year.  This Soberthday.  This 14 year anniversary of the day I said ENOUGH and finally stopped all the bullshit lies and asked for help with my alcoholism and then took the help being offered to me seriously.  The day I chose life on life's terms. That day I walked …

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 …