All Parents Say Their Babies Were Perfect

Grandma, Dad, Mom, Me, Aunt Micki, and Grandpa is hidden in back

The best present I received for my birthday this year was a movie that my husband made from old 8mm reels that my stepmom let me borrow. My father had a whole paper bag full, none of which I had seen before. [...]

Best Birthdays of a New Year’s Eve Baby

My 30th birthday…I'm in the red shirt. One of my best birthdays ever!

If you are wondering, New Year’s Eve is a really sucky day to be born. You’d think that with all the parties and kissing and drinking champagne that it would be the best day to have a birthday. It’s not. I [...]

8 hour drive, 3 adults, 2 toddlers, 1 van — Limitless Shenanigans

Best Cousins

Best Cousins

This post also could have been called “A grandma drives one asthmatic and one sciatica sufferer with two toddlers in tow”, but I liked the other title better.

Needless to say, we took our first family vacation from Ohio to New Jersey to visit my brother-in-law and his family. It was the [...]

An Inconvenient Cold

Before

Before

My daughter has already enjoyed one birthday party with my husband’s family as well as a trip to Toys R Us and visit with her Daddy on her actual birthday.  We had one more birthday party planned this weekend due to special circumstances.  We invited a few of my coworkers, a couple with [...]