We’d just come from swimming at a birthday party, where she twisted and twirled in the water while clinging to her “floatie” for over an hour. Afterward she filled her belly with a sugary cupcake and left a rim of frosting around her little lips. We are home now and she is so tired but…
I miss my childhood…
I miss my childhood meals. Well, except for liver and onions. Yeah, those nights I was totally good with a glass of tea and whatever fruit salad and/or vegetable was served. And yes, the sweet tea was excellent. Sometimes it took all day to make it. Mom would put the sun tea jar out on…
Best.Shower.Ever.
She only knew my name from a white piece of paper. I assume it was even typed and not written in anyone’s own handwriting. It did not matter if she knew my name or not. She was here for only one reason and she called me “Honey” the entire time we were together. I noticed…
A Year
It was a year since he had seen her.And now here she was, holding a baby, about 3 months old.He looked into his own eyes as he approached. I wrote this for this prompt from Write On Edge:Let’s lighten it up around here. And when I say lighten, I mean REALLY lighten.This week’s assignment will…
That Night
I woke up startled as their muffled voices carried through the walls and slithered below my door, the space between the carpet and the wood just wide enough. My Mom was crying. My father’s tone was angry. I heard the buckle of his belt clang, he was getting dressed. It was still dark in my…
Blog On Sista! (refelctions on blogging)
As I entered into the experience that was BlogHer ’11 I had no reservations and I was not stressed about going. Admittedly I was a tad anxious just because I knew I would meet many new people. It’s much like I used to feel when I was a kid, getting ready for the first day of school,…
We just went in to pick up a few things…
We only went in to pick up a few things. Some new sheets since my daughter, Brenda just moved in with me, and a few cans of Dinty Moore. But as usual, things got a bit out of control. It’s just such a good store and I kept finding so many things I could use…
First Time Mom Moment
I cleared it with my boss to leave a little early that day. I was excited to pick up my little guy and go to my favorite store. We needed to get a birthday present as well as a few other things. Perhaps I also needed a caffeinated beverage from the in-store Starbucks… Happy as…
I’m over at The Red Dress Club!
I’m SO very excited to have a guest post up at The Red Dress Club! I’m writing about well…. WRITING! 
I’ve shared some of my earlier writing and my a bit of my heart too…I would love it if you would visit me there and/or spread the word on twitter!And thanks to Katie, Cheryl and…
Nurse Shoes
I wanted Blake to win but I knew he wasn’t going to. I’d invested so much emotionally in this season and now here I was at the end of it, in a hospital bed with my newborn baby lying on my chest, painkillers making me less “me”. Jordan won instead. As American Idol blared in…