Nothing prepared me for Motherhood than the 4 years I spent working at Party City in high school, and I don’t even mean the time I spent crafting IMPECCABLE balloon displays for kids birthday parties …
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put-backs
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Give me a break
I feel guilty admitting this feeling given all we went through to have our dear children, but I also imagine it’s a very human feeling, so here is my very human feeling: as much as …
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Traffic Jam
Joe is an LA kid so his favorite games are Traffic Jam and Parking Lot. The big cars, or the little cars, or the big cars and then the little cars, all have people inside …
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teething
She’s six months, and a bit fussier than normal, and she keeps leaning her head against her shoulder, pulling on her ear, and I wonder, is she teething? She’s ten, just home from school in …
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Life of Pie
I made this Southern Living S’mores pie for Labor Day because I’ve been on strike for over 4 months and I have more time and worry than I normally do, even though my days are …
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Strawberry chocolate mint dinosaur dump truck cake
Sometimes this blog is not a blog but actually just a cake case, displaying all of the cakes I make because I love nothing more than to neglect real responsibilities and put way too much …
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poop
One thing I did not expect about being a parent is how much you talk about poop, how normal it becomes but also how high the stakes are. I ask Joe if he has to …
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how old is your baby
She is my pregnancy hair is falling out in clumps and making little tumbleweeds all over the house and clogging up all the drains Months old, she is I can see my brother, and his …
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A HIKE
After a mere seven years of marriage, I have officially been inducted into Morrison’s family by proving I can cut in on a family hike, and what’s more CHANGE A BLOWOUT AT TEN THOUSAND FEET. …
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away from keyboard
Off on a camping / hiking trip to the Sierras with Morrison’s fam, NO CELL RECEPTION OR INTERNET, ALTITUDE 10,000 FEET, Joe’s first time in a tent, 3rd bday cake in a cooler in the …