my kiddo and social media

She's discovered Pinterest. I won't say she's addicted to it, but she really loves it. She's taken to it like it's something she's used all her life and it's a complete second nature to her. I peruse her boards. *side note: I can because I have access to it, plus she added me as a …

first dances and other preteen things like growing up…..

She's officially a 7th grader now and today she's the big 12. It's another one of those friendly reminders that makes me realize she's growing up faster than I'd really like. The year of 11 was a year of firsts, for both of us. She started middle school and had her first school dance ever. …

miss b and the boy(s)

*sniff* I start this post feeling a little sad. Not because I'm actually sad, but there's just one more realization that the kiddo's growing up faster than I'd like.It's started. The whole process of her about to hit puberty has begun. The kiddo has liked boys in her class before. She even had her first …

some days I’m okay

Some days I really am okay. Everything's good, I'm happy and the world seems on an even keel. Everything in life is going really well.And then there are the bad moments. Those are the times that suck. Those are the ones I dread. They start off woth perfectly normal, "okay" days. Then something happens, a …

stop being so judgy

Seriously, some people need to just stop. Just because my family isn't their version of conventional, there's no need for the stink eye, nose upturned kind of attitude.I get it. The fact that I had my kid young and *gasp* out of wedlock, might sound disturbing. And, wait for it, I choose  to be a …

the kid I got stuck with . . .

amazes me at times. Like seriously leaves me speechless sometimes. And that is very hard to do.She's ten. Ten and a half, according to her, because she's that much closer to eleven than ten these days.She amazes me because she's on top of her homework on a daily basis. There's never any need to remind …

be a trendy parent

This is what the Today show told me this morning as I was getting ready for school. Be a trendy parent. Go read "50 Shades of Grey" so you can be one of those super cool party people parents. Buy this certain make-up because it'll make you hip like those other hipster parents out there.I …

b starts making lovey eyes at ryan gosling

We watched "Remember the Titans" this past weekend. It was B's first time because she's always giving me that stink eye look when I'd say "Left side - Strong side". So for my sanity's sake (and because I wanted to see Opie before he started sprouting that not so attractive beard) we made it our …

my anniversary

Yes, it's her birthday, but it's my 10 year anniversary. 10 years ago today I became a mom.That doesn't seem possible because just yesterday she was learning to walk and giving sloppy kisses. I always forget how quickly time passes until I realize how much time has passed. And then I remember to cherish the …

normalcy of tattoos

My daughter's best friend pointed out my new tattoo the other day, asking why I wrote on myself. I told her its a tattoo in memory of my mom. B shrugged it off and started talking about a movie they were going to watch, which kind of got me thinking.Tattoos are pretty much the norm …