I still cant believe he's one.  Every day for the last month or so I've been trying to reach in to my memory bank and feel each memory - feel when he was just born, his sweet breath on my chest and neck, feel when he was a few weeks old and it was the early morning hours and he was screaming his...

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The other day a co-worker was at my desk and says, 'I have three goals this year ...' and then names off exactly what she wanted to do in 2013.  Struck a chord with me - forced me to think of my personal 2013 goals.  One of them I know for sure is the obviously - spend time living Summer.  I want scruffed...

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I am crippled with guilt on most days because I don’t feel like I spend enough time with the boys.  The crippling gets worse when the majority of my time is dealing with Max, and Theo is just an innocent bystander getting whatever is left over.  I had no idea it was going to be like this, parenting more than one child.  I...

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(I am still officially unplugged for the summer, but I thought I'd share our new weekly Sunday Craft.  Each week we will try something new.  This will also force me to sit down and spend quality time with them.)Melting Crayons.One day this week Max discovered some crayons we left in the car in a baggie.  They had melted together.  He was fascinated by...

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So I am making an executive mommy decision.  I am going to unplug for the summer.  The last few weeks have been busy with a trip to visit my sister Sharon in Denver, Max's birthday, new appliances being delivered, Teacher Appreciation Week parent committee duties, a garage sale and Theo's first birthday.  Let's not forget the everyday stuff too - laundry, dishes, bedtime,...

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