First bottle in the NICU with my mom cheering us on! This week, I've been thinking about my mother leading up to Mother's Day.  Memories of my mother and childhood are happy memories for me.  Growing up, home really was the happiest place on earth.  You thought this was going to be abou…

Forgetting my makeup was not the worst thing that happened to me all week.  A mere bump in the road.  That's what CVS and Walgreens are for.  Yes.  I could have skipped it all together but I have no desire to impose Halloween on people on a Friday.  But, I was also determined to take the leas…

O Cherry Jargarita I'm obsessed with Mason jars.  Where do I start?  First, I drink out of a Mason jar 95% of the time.  They make great vases for flowers and center pieces.  I can store soup, salad dressings, and more in them.    These jars come in all sorts of sizes, so the work for just …

I was a teacher for 14 years prior to my current career.  I can hear myself now telling parents how children aren't cookie cutters.  I was adamant about this as I tried to calm parents that I had to deliver the news that their child was behind or was concerned about development.  Yep.  Advice i…