Nah. I don’t want to walk this road. Let’s not turn back to relive it. It has been years, I made it through; And now self-labeled hypocrite. They keep calling. Asking. Seeking hope. Don’t make me be the guide. But, look, you walked it, you’ve seen the show. They want to know the pain will … Continue reading A Restoration Story
There are three toilets in my house. Let’s just call them Toilet, Tullet, and Terlet. Toilet is connected to what used to be the master bedroom. Tullet is in the center of the house and is typically covered in dirty laundry and toothpaste (I have four children, yet that bathroom holds a minimum of 11 … Continue reading Still Learning
Three things I learned this week: Three things Kyle learned this week: Three things J learned this week: Three things Haddi learned this week: Three things Everly learned this week: *Note: She learned this many moons ago. She apparently doesn’t want to play my games. Three things Malachi learned this week: A core component of … Continue reading Coffee-Sipping, Strapping Young Men, Cussing Photographers, & Lessons Learned
Brooke: Kyler! It’s Brooke. Are you awake? Kyler: Yes I am! Brooke: Any chance you are free for a bit this morning and could take me to my dad’s in Weatherford? Kyle is in Chickasha, my dad has carpet layers coming, my van is leaking oil, the oil place is closed, I realized I have … Continue reading You’re Not My Cousin!
My kids visited others for two days. Kyle and I went out to eat, to church, on a hike, and worked in between. By the end of the night we got a taste of the boredom that must come with being an empty nester. We sat on our bed and played, make the noise of … Continue reading Best Serial Killer Face (Wonder what this title does to my SEO and audience?)
The fire was blazing in the fireplace. The lamps were lamping. The socks were on my feet and I was cozied up in my oversized chair ready to write when I realized DNS records are my enemy, Convert Kit (now “Kit”) hates me, and Everly was insistent that she wanted tiny braids all over her … Continue reading Clutter Purge and the SMOS/US Ban
Believe it or not, despite the fact that you see thousands and thousands of words on this blog/Facebook page, I don’t always have something to ramble about. I’m sure you’re quite surprised by this. For years, I’ve waited for some circus-like type of event to occur in our home, for one of my children to … Continue reading I Don’t Always Have Something to Ramble About
Four toddlers three and under were buckled into their carseats. Sippy cups and snacks were reachable and I felt a bit uneasy about my 1.5-hour solo trip as I remembered once diving into the way-back of a Ford Explored to save a child who was choking on a piece of Kleenex. Fast forward eight years … Continue reading Continue
2023 will go down in my history as the year I stopped killing every plant I brought home and made way more no bake cookies than I should have. The year I finally went to sleep before 11:00pm more times than not. The year I accepted the fact that I no longer have a baby; … Continue reading 2023 Plants
