At that moment of clarity, I could never have imagined what was in store for me or my family in the coming months. But in that moment, I gained emotional maturity that would carry me through… Recently, I was sitting at breakfast with my 16-year-old, who will remain nameless lest I embarrass her and…
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The Highly Unlikely Tale of Pneumonia and Three Dead Mice
Whoever coined the phrase, “quiet at a mouse”, has obviously never been woken in the middle of the night by a mouse having a party in a plastic bag. Mice and I have an ugly history, and it starts thusly. When Jordan was about six months old, I found a recliner on the street. I…
The Highly Unlikely Story of the Receptionist Who Became the Office Manager…In Two Weeks
April of 2016 was an extraordinarily busy time filled with homeschooling, keeping up with teenager schedules, and trying to excel at the busy life of a stay-at-home mom who rarely stayed home. Since our move the year before, our finances had not taken kindly to the shock of moving to the city which created an…
It Was Highly Unlikely I Would Ever Write Again…
I used to blog for fun. I wrote funny stories from events in my life, always looking for the good and humorous things that made all the crap in my world stink less. Then, seven years ago, I decided to go to college and get a degree in accounting just in case my kids ever…