I have been feeling pretty whiny lately. I just got braces on Tuesday and they hurt. My mouth is sore and chewing is painful. Day one was no big deal. I may or may not have said to the husband, "I think these braces are no big deal, because I have a really high pain tolerance. I mean....I did carry three babies and have three c/s". Then day two happened and I haven't stopped whining. The husbands wants to know what happened to my "high pain tolerance" and keeps quoting me. Good thing I can ...
family life
Our Christmas
Our Christmas is crazy and chaotic, but I love it and wouldn't have it any other way. As a kid, it was the best. I love that I have so much family and that we make time to see them all. My little sister moved to Connecticut this year and after hours of face timing, the kids were pretty excited to see her in real life. Especially Quinn. We had a family night at my parent's house Saturday night and we rocked a gingerbread house. Quinn really wanted to make one. At 29, this was my very first ...
Attention to Detail: Keeping It Real
Sometimes it feels like we never finish anything. We might do 99% of a project, but that last 1% just sits and sits and sits. Our attention to detail is lacking, a bit. Here are just a few details that need to be attended to. Let me clarify, Eleanor's room does not look like this anymore. Since painting, it hasn't gone fully back together. Still have piles of things on the floor and stuff that needs be hung up. The saddest thing is, I ...