My boy. My oldest. My firstborn. Or as he describes himself: "the holder of the birthright." Nathan. My strong, silent, but sec...

My last diabetes post was pretty dramatic, and a lot of the time, it is. But sometimes...sometimes I just can't help but laugh. A lot...

She wants to wear it every day.

Sometimes I really wonder about the randomness of those random word generators that are supposed to prevent spam. Sometimes they make me gig...

Hopefully this works. I know the left hand doesn't really match the right yet, but he's been working hard at playing them together....

Giving your little kiddos airplane rides and trying to take pics at the same time. aka...Dave's out with one of his friends, (and it...

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I love Lilacs. They bloom for such a short amount of time each year and I'm always excited to see them and a little bummed when they...

Bedtime is not my friend. It's the end of the day, there are 4 kids with varying bedtime routines and for some reason there's alway...

No, not the state. OHIO is my cleaning mantra. I have tried every cleaning system known to man and I'm basically a failure at all of th...

I probably could have done better, but I was happy with this for my first time. 8 pieces of quality clothing for Aria and Nathan. A plate ...

It's 3 AM and I can't sleep thanks to the adrenaline that woke me up out of a dead sleep when my husband bumped into me while seizin...

"Mom, there's something on my leg." "What?" "A Monster." again...."What?" hikes up his pant leg....

I really don't have any great pictures from our wedding. Sucks cause if I could go back in time and shoot it, it would rock. Anyway... ...

Dave wrote a short, funny version of our courtship several years ago but he humored me and fleshed it out for you. Enjoy! ****** Although...

"in which my story continues" Our honeymoon was 3 months after our wedding so Dave could get the time off work. We drove my trust...

"in which I become newly wed" It was the longest 10 minutes of my life. I sat staring at the front doors willing him to walk thro...

"in which somebody's feet drop in temperature" The next few weeks were a whirlwind of preparation and fun. I went back to the...

"in which the ring makes an appearance" Once we got home, I spent some time hanging out with Traci and Anna (my HS bff's and 1...

"in which Dave is a big fat chicken" My mom was being awfully quiet on the phone. As a mother now, I'd probably think my chil...