We only went in to pick up a few things. Some new sheets since my daughter, Brenda just moved in with me, and a few cans of Dinty Moore. But as usual, things got a bit out of control. It’s just such a good store and I kept finding so many things I could use…
First Time Mom Moment
I cleared it with my boss to leave a little early that day. I was excited to pick up my little guy and go to my favorite store. We needed to get a birthday present as well as a few other things. Perhaps I also needed a caffeinated beverage from the in-store Starbucks… Happy as…
I’m over at The Red Dress Club!
I’m SO very excited to have a guest post up at The Red Dress Club! I’m writing about well…. WRITING! 🙂I’ve shared some of my earlier writing and my a bit of my heart too…I would love it if you would visit me there and/or spread the word on twitter!And thanks to Katie, Cheryl and…
Nurse Shoes
I wanted Blake to win but I knew he wasn’t going to. I’d invested so much emotionally in this season and now here I was at the end of it, in a hospital bed with my newborn baby lying on my chest, painkillers making me less “me”. Jordan won instead. As American Idol blared in…
It is the same every year…
The witch’s evil laugh echoes through our living room as I crouch closely next to my mother on the same couch cushion. I sit paralyzed, clinging to her arm, practically sitting on her leg. I can feel my heart beating faster, like it might race right out of my chest, anticipating their arrival on the…
The first time I unpacked a box…
I stand on the step facing the cavernous room full of boxes. Looking down I admire my swollen belly and gently place my hand there as the infant inside moves within me. I already know her name. In my heart we are already mother and daughter. My focus quickly shifts back to the towers of…
He’s Home!
I sit Indian style on the green shag carpet in my bedroom, choosing a pair of shoes for my only brunette Barbie, Samantha. She is secretly my favorite. I even washed her hair the other night with my Mom’s Prell. I hear the familiar voice of Tom Brokaw cascading down the hallway but I cannot…
For Just One Day
I have one eye on my little blondie doing circles in the water, his arms draped over his circular floatie. The toddler clings to my side as we wade in the water, her baby toes digging into my skin through my suit. I feel the sun baking my skin even after applying copious amounts of…
She Was Wrong
This was absolutely the last time I was going to sit in this chair in this oh so familiar position. One arm automatically supporting his little back while feeling the soft cotton of his onesie. The other hand, caressing his silky blond hair. His legs were now too long and his little feet kicked the…
Shell Beach
There was noise in the busy restaurant all around me as I opened the box. But I didn’t hear it. My Mother leaned in over the table and said, “He picked it out himself.” I smiled as I examined the silver cross with my fingers and then felt his hand gently on my right shoulder….