Would anyone like to guess why my sister is my favorite? …….. …….. …….. Because she is capable of waking up with me at 3:32 AM and being in the car heading to the airport by 3:38 AM. Note to self…the OKC airport is busy at 4:00AM. Brooke, you aren’t in Kansas anymore! Why was I thinking … Continue reading Brain-Fu, Sudoku, and the National Dog Show
When people tell me their car is messy and I decide to play the comparison game… A pair of jeans One Beans’ shirt One Malachi sock Half a bag of spilled and crunched blue bag Doritos A sippy cup of milk from who knows when 436 pieces of school papers An empty Capri sun An … Continue reading 47 Easter Eggs
Two more times! Dad hollered from the window as I reached the top. It was the steepest, half-mile hill he could find near our town. Out of curiosity, once I put my car in neutral at the top of it and I was edging just over 70 by the time I got to the bottom. So … Continue reading Steep Hills
When your brain is overly exhausted from work, grading papers, and trying to survive the end of the semester…you give up writing your blog for a couple weeks and simply take a ton of pictures in an effort to conserve your brain power. Things I would’ve written about if only my brain would’ve been up … Continue reading Thousands of Words
Sometimes life looks like Mt. Everest. (If any of you have climbed that mountain, I’m sorry…I’m sure I’m exaggerating a bit much.) Last week I dropped the kiddos off with the fantastic lady who watches them (hello Miss Alisha!). Not only does she help keep my life in order and love my kiddos in an … Continue reading Mountains to Molehills
Mom, how do you do a pose? If you know me, you know I have my smile and my awkward face. That’s it! No duck lips, no serious face, no sexy face, no poppin’ a hip (in an effort to look less like an Ungraceful Dying Flamingo), but when a 5-year-old is decked out in dress … Continue reading Tulle Tutus and Tiaras