Twins are Terrific – A Look at Newborn to Two Years Old

I've written A TON about my twins. Their milestones and their discoveries. Our triumphs and our sorrows.  Our worries and our celebrations.  I've found our experience is very similar to other twin families and therefore we all relate.  It's pretty awesome. At the end of this post, you'll find links to major milestones in their …

Thrift Store Earrings of Hope

Years ago I was SURE that I didn't want kids.  NEVER.  NEVER EVER EVER.*   I didn't have a motherly instinct. I certainly didn't want to bring another life into the world that I could screw up. I was also in a series of relationships that made me question everything about myself and wonder why …

I Saw This Family at the Dollar Store

When you troll the dollar stores for years in search of paper plates and straws and cat toys and party favors and completely inedible foods, you never even walk down the toy aisle. Except when you are looking for your nephews and then you think LET'S JUST KEEP LIKING LIGHT UP STICKS FOREVER, can we …