I would have never believed I could run a half marathon, I remember my first 5k, I thought I would collapse, Ashley pushed me to run to do it for myself, I ran the river, blisters forming not knowing what I was doing.  That was ten years ago.   I would have never even aspired to… Continue reading Leaves

That is how long we have been friends, the 3 of us, we started out as 21 year old girls who thought we knew it all but obviously knew nothing at all.  We have survived the messiest part of life together and yesterday as we sat looking at one another, and then in the mirror,… Continue reading 13 years

The thing about a superhero is they do things under the cover of a cape and mask, most of them have normal everyday lives on the other side of that mask.  That is what our family has, a superhero, and the work he does under the cover of night, no one will know, the hours… Continue reading Superman

Use your nice voice, exercise your manners, and respect the answer, I expect this of my 3 year olds, they can quote it to me but why do I find I have a hard time doing it at 33-I think that is how old I am, ugh I think I have been telling people I… Continue reading are you a robot

I don't love it, I love things around it and that means I have an elaborate plan of evolving my halloween traditions so I don't need an adult beverage by the time I have my kids dressed. I love to carve pumpkins - we have carved 6, and I let them help and I love… Continue reading Halloween is not my jam

You know when you are a teenager you just can't wait to be able to swap things with your friends then you get to adulthood and you don't even know what actually belongs to you anymore, and if you are anything like me by the time I rollercoastered through a few years of kid life,… Continue reading the traveling pants

Have you ever noticed it is the most popular question even though a suitable answer most times would be none of your business is WHY? I am certainly about to answer that question 9,000+ times and the honest answer is not easily explained which will leave a lot of room for people to fill in… Continue reading People always ask why…

On opposite sides of an express jeans table watching Scotty model women's slacks in horror, that is where it started, we would spend many more hours and holidays in that store and learn more about sexuality than we cared to but the group of people we worked with were extraordinary in the fact they loved… Continue reading Darla

A fence can stretch for miles and miles, and so does our life story but it first begins with a solid corner a foundation to pull against and hang onto when elements dare to bend or break its barrier. My mom is an unsung hero, a survivor and what makes that even more beautiful is… Continue reading The Cornerpost

This was a huge milestone for me , I beat my goal by ten minutes and I kept a consistent pace and I could not done it without Clay , he has made time for me to work out and it meant so much to see him with my babies at the finish line, at… Continue reading Fall break