Today is International Happiness Day! I decided to make a list of what makes me happy for today's Thoughtful Thursday (this is in a random order) My Children My Husband Being a Mother My whole family Finnegan and his puppy kisses My father doing well after his recent heart surgery Giggles Jokes, especially little kid jokes Smiles Sunshine Other People's ...
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2013 My Year in Review
While looking through all my photos to get prepared for this post I had such a great time. 2013 was a big year! The thing that stands out the most, above all amazing things is that my husband quit smoking. I love my husband so much. Some days the stress of life, work, kids, money, parties, laundry and more get in the way and I forget to tell him how much he means to me. Some days I am so ...
Happy Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I am thankful every single day for all that I have. I am grateful for my children and their health and happiness, including Finnegan. For my husband, my partner in life, my bestest friend!! I am grateful for my parents, sister, family, and friends! ...
Worthy Wednesdays: Love and Alzheimer’s
Today's Worthy Wednesday is a post from my friend Bridgette about Alzheimer's. This is my Alzheimer's story...about my Gram Gram was always so beautiful, stunning really. I loved her with so much of my heart and she loved me just as much. I would listen to her tell these wild stories from her younger days of the 1940's and 1950's. Traveling from her home in Delaware to NYC to go ...
Derek Love
Derek, I love you!! I love your smile, I love your infectious hysterical giggles and the way you want everyone around you to giggle too! I love watching you concentrate, focusing on building with your toys or playing for hours with your "guys" and saving the universe. I love how you love to dress up, when you stick your lightsaber in the side of your pants, put a butterfly net down the back of ...
When We Met Our Boy
When I got an email from Mom Bloggers for Social Good asking me to join their campaign with Save the Children to share my birth story I immediately thought OF COURSE!! As an advocate for the Preeclampsia Foundation I am constantly sharing my preeclampsia story in the hopes to raise more awareness. Then I thought a bit more about a story I never share, my first birth. OF COURSE!!! Why not share ...