"Storm: Sunlight Between Clouds"

Friday, 31 May 2013

"Storm: Sunlight Between Clouds" I've not seen enough of this world yet. I've climbed the stairwells from where one hears bells like chimes in the fall. I've walked down halls Where whispers echo louder than footsteps but I've often fancied fresh air. F

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Sweet Made Sweeter

Friday, 31 May 2013

Hey there. Guess who's back, back again? No, it's not Shady, just me.Why am I back, you ask? Well, I just had an experience I need to share.You see, I'm not the biggest fast food person in the world. Do I love it? Heck yes I do. There's no question

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Not So Vital Things I Learned From My Exes

Friday, 31 May 2013

Let's all just take a moment and start this post out by dancing because guess what? IT'S FRIDAY! I don't care if it was a short week or not, Friday is Friday and that is always damn exciting.So, yesterday a few of you continued to tell and/or lectur

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Vital Things I Learned From My Exes

Thursday, 30 May 2013

So, here's the deal about today.Today I have another post that I have to post but being the overly prepared and organized blogger we all know that I am, I seem to have forgotten to take photos for said post and now it will have to wait to go li

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Elevator Small Talk

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Lord help me, I've got a slight rant today.What had happened was, a couple of months ago at work my office went from being in a little historic house to a high rise tower in the heart of Downtown. At first I thought this was pretty cool but that feeling

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Class is back in session.

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Oh, hey there. It's good to see you, blog.It's also good to see that I'm not the only one who decided to take the day off from blogging yesterday. I would have felt pretty guilty about it if everyone else showed up for class while I was busy pool side wi

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Happy Braty Dad

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Joe's birthday was a couple of weeks ago. After dinner we celebrated with some cake and ice cream. When we finished it was time to start getting the kids ready for bed. Kayla was lingering at the kitchen table with a pen and paper. Joe glanced over her s

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Happy #backthatazzup Friday!

Friday, 24 May 2013

Let's make today short and simple. For the sake of what seemed like the longest week ever and also for a 3 day weekend. Can I get a hallelujah?!Here's a list of the jams I can't get enough of lately. Listen, enjoy, and most of all jam out!This song

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End of Preschool

Thursday, 23 May 2013

My baby 'graduated' from preschool on Monday. I can't believe that in just over 2 months Lucas will be starting Kindergarten.We were cuddling Monday morning and I said exactly that to him .. about my baby graduating preschool.Of course he corrected me, "

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5 Things Frowned Upon in Real Life That Are Acceptable in Blogging

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Hey there, blog. Today is Thursday, AKA Friday eve, and if that alone isn't enough to put me in a good mood, the fact that I got NINE solid hours of sleep last night does. I don't think I've slept that well since I was a small baby. Can I get an amen?Eve

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It's Not An Adjective

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1.) She's blond.2.) The short boy.3.) She is blue-eyed.4.) She's Down syndrome.5.)  The blind lady.6.) He is deaf.7.) The European guy.One of these sentences is not like the others; it's not grammatically correct and it is incorrect in its usage and

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Things I May Never Learn

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

While brainstorming for something to post here today I rubbed my eyeball, causing my contact to fold up like a paper airplane and dry out just enough to annoy me for the remainder of this work day.And then I decided it was probably time for another editi

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Living the moments you want to be nostalgic about.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Nostalgia is a crazy thing, you know?I can hear a song and instantly be brought back to an exact time in my life. Usually they're times I would give anything to go back to.This happened to me recently while I was listening to the Morning Glory album by O

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"The American Plague"

Monday, 20 May 2013

"The American Plague" No room for the nervous When you're underrated on purpose. Purpose by societal definition? Overkill of cheap thrills Induced by purveyors of pills. Happy candy for the sad we. Sadly basking in the glee Of the Technicolor shapes the

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Kayla Answers the Questions

Monday, 20 May 2013

Here are Kayla's answers to the questions I asked Lucas earlier:1. What is something your mom always says to you? "Kayla's not listening. Kayla's happy listening to mom."2. What makes your mom happy? "I clip up!" (when she 'clips up' in school meaning sh

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A weekend for the blogs.

Monday, 20 May 2013

Oh, Monday. Once again you come along like a level 4 hurricane and I should have boarded up my windows but of course I forgot.I blame this weekend, it was a good one. One for the books, or blog, that's for sure. Friday night my bestie slash nei

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Thick Skin

Friday, 17 May 2013

On March 21, for World Down Syndrome Day, I went to Kayla's school to read the book High Fives and a Big Heart to her class. I also wanted to talk a little bit with her classmates about Down syndrome and what it does and doesn't mean for Kayla. I showed

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Spotify the Snitch

Friday, 17 May 2013

Now that I'm into this blogging thing and I've got my groove going on with it, I just really can't help but love when ridiculous things happen to me because it means I have more material. More material = more blogging. More blogging = more happy readers.

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