I’m kidding. The dog didn’t die. It just feels like the kind of day I had yesterday, you know?
That was cruel, I’m sorry. I won’t do that to you again.
I want so badly to complain about the less than ordinary day that OBaby and I had yesterday, but what good is a whiny 1500 word [...]
croup, 2 ear infections and a dead dog
a life more intentional
I came across the blog of an old high school friend last week, the premise of which is the fact that she lives “a life less ordinary”. Immediately, my blood pressure rose.
‘Who are you calling ordinary?’, I defended. As I scrolled through her pictures of New York’s fashion week, I looked up from my laptop [...]
crawling was so last week
relative health
dear croup, you suck

I know I just posted announcing something very exciting, but since then it’s been a rough day over here.
It started last night when my sweet baby woke at 10:30, with a hacking cough and wailing inconsolably. It hasn’t gotten any better since.
He spent a good portion of his day in the Moby Wrap just being [...]
the email I never, ever saw coming
There are about 48 starting points for this story, stretching all the way back to when I was in sixth grade.
{Starting Point #1}
I was eleven years old and my best friend and I were attached at the hip. She went by Mandy and I went by Allie. Since then, we have both returned to the [...]
in which I make a private matter public
I would like to open the following can of worms:
Sibling spacing.
It is the topic of conversation around here, and there’s something of a debate in DanO and my heads and hearts right now. Every date night we have had has contained at least 20 minutes off throwing around hypotheticals. We want more, O BOY do [...]
for you, for humpday
This video is, sadly, 2 months old now, but I don’t care and I’m sharing it anyway. Like Snickers, it is guaranteed to satisfy. (Name that 90’s song reference!)
When I look into my future, I see copious amounts of man grunting, à la Tim Allen in Home Improvement.



















