A few weeks after giving birth to my fourth child, I was at the grocery store with all my kids. A woman came up to me and slowly looked from child to child, then said, “Are these all yours?” I was…
Author: danelle
Ebola is Coming For Me. I Know It.
October 15th, 2014… I never should have done it. I knew I shouldn’t have done it. Truly and honestly, it’s the last thing I should have done before going to bed. I couldn’t help myself. It started out as just…
What I Always Wanted…
I didn’t believe it would ever happen. I dreamed about it… and wanted it… and sometimes I thought I could reach out and touch it, but nothing was there. It never materialized. Until now. My husband brought home the final…
I Never Wanted to Be a Parent, But Can’t Help Hoping For Babies For My Friends
Please don’t be offended and please read to the end before you get upset with me! I know not everyone wants kids. I never thought I wanted them, either. Never, never, NEVER! I couldn’t imagine anything more tedious than taking…
If There’s a Prize For Rotten Judgement…
I’ve spent much of my life singing my heart out. In choir… in church… in a rock band… belting out “Just A Girl” in front of the mirror as I pretended to be Gwen Stefani — oops, did I say…
This Is A Freaking Hard Job!
“I’m a failure and I can’t do this and I’m having a meltdown. I have no identity! I just want a clean house for 5 seconds and to work on my snowboard apparel line and my blog. Do you know…
Autumn at the Apple Orchard
Autumn is heavenly. Everything about the harvest season enchants me… leaves changing colors… pumpkins… the crisp, cool air… Halloween… Thanksgiving… winter (and snowboarding) is right around the corner… cooking yummy food… college soccer season… football season… and apple orchards. Normally,…
Happy Birthday To Me, I’m Turning Nineteen…
I love it when my husband surprises me or plans something — although I don’t know if he’s caught on to that premise yet. It doesn’t have to be an expensive or grandiose surprise… just the idea of knowing he…
Could You Bring Me a Blindfold When You Stop By?
(image from http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-why-ill-never-be-adult.html) I used to have it all together. I cooked lovely things to eat. My house was sooooo clean. I scrapbooked, made jewelry, sewed pajamas and Halloween costumes for my kids, always found time to work out. I even…
Be Careful What’s Ridiculous
“Dad, that’s ridiculous!” Our two year-old daughter, Lainey, has a new favorite word… Mom is ridiculous. Her big brothers, Devin and Wesley, are ridiculous. Baby Tristan is ridiculous. The food mom makes is ridiculous. Nap time is ridiculous. Going potty is…
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