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Once upon a time I almost had a heart attack thinking about airplane travel with a baby. After much research, and many trips to get over my fear, I've definitely realized it's a lot less difficult than I made...

I used to love to sit around and listen to stories about my grandparents’ lives when they were young. I heard about our extended family’s war stories and how my great uncle floated adrift for 3 days before he...

I did it. I still can hardly believe it, but I did it. I've had a major sweet tooth for as long as I can remember, much to my detriment. It wasn't a "normal" sweet tooth either, but the...

After a full decade of infertility and loss, one of the biggest surprises of my life, besides the fact that we were able to conceive and deliver a healthy baby girl, was the fact that I had no desire to stay...

My daughter just turned 5. We have somehow managed not to have a birthday party for her, yet. Well yes, of course we celebrate her birthday. Each and every one. Small family get-togethers, mostly. When she turned 3 we...

  Almost immediately after my first child entered the world, people were asking, "are you going to have another?"  Which I know, for some bizarre reason, is a common question people ask before you're even settled in with baby #1. ...

I’m what you would call an extroverted introvert. Meaning, I am outgoing and talkative to those I am comfortable and close with, but quiet and somewhat standoffish to those I don’t know. It’s not that I don’t want to...

You are wearing that again? My three-year-old asks as I walk out of the room showered and dressed, feeling accomplished being able to complete a task for me that day.  I am six months postpartum and besides work-out clothes,...

My husband and I have only been married a little over four years and we still have a lot to learn about what it takes to make a marriage work. We have a rather unique love story; we dated,...

When company announced they are coming over, I was not the house that would be ready for it. I needed that ten minutes notice to pick up the living room/kitchen area. When I received a phone call that a...