2nd Grade!
Tomorrow is Ally's first day of 2nd grade tomorrow! I can't believe it... it feels like just yesterday I was taking her out of daycare to start Kindergarten and now here we are! This year is definitely different! She's excited to go back to school and she's excited about her new ...
Labor Day Weekend 08
Ally & I had a great Labor Day Weekend together! It started with dinner with my sister, her husband and my nephew in their new house! After dinner we sat and looked through books and played london bridges! Saturday morning we relaxed until it was time to head over to ...
The Ultimate Single Woman
Everybody seems to like my ultimate single woman lifestyle. Friends have told me they live vicariously through me, they're jealous of my freedom, I'm lucky to be able to do all the things I do, come and go as I please and live life to the fullest without having anyone's ...
I Would Like You To Meet My Daughter!
I don't know how other single parents feel about this but to me... asking someone to meet my daughter is ~~~ hhmmm... I don't know??? ~~~ CRAZY!! I was watching the movie “The Holiday” and I was blown away when the actor playing the role of a single dad explained ...
Truth & Nothing But The Truth
I am a firm believer in telling the truth! There's no reason to lie in my eyes ~ if I'm lying then I'm hiding & if I'm hiding then I must be at fault. Sometimes telling the truth can hurt someone and hearing the truth can hurt us. However finding out the truth ...
Becoming A Single Mom ~ III
Becoming a Single Mom ~ III ~ The married life So this was it, I was married. Yet, it still felt like a single lifestyle to me because my husband worked 2nd shift and I came home to, ate dinner with and got ready for bed with room mates! We lived ...
Little Interruptions
For those of you who have children you'll feel me on this one! Why is it, the only time my daughter needs my undivided attention is when I'm on the phone? Being an only child, she's a very independent little 6 and a 1/2 year old ~ she loves playing on ...
Becoming A Single Mom ~ Chapter II
BECOMING A SINGLE MOM ~ CHAPTER II ~ THE WEDDING Everything started to fall perfectly into place once we arrived home from the cruise. Immediately mom through an engagement party, we packed the house and people partied all night long! The wedding plans were all we talked about for the next ...
The EX’s New Baby!
The Ex(husband) and his girlfriend had a baby ~ A girl! It's driving Ally, my (our) 6 year old daughter into orbits! I'm sensing that she is a little jealous! Not of the baby but because her daddy gets to spend time with her new half-sister more than her and Ally has always been daddy's ...
Becoming a Single Mom ~ Chapter I
My story of becoming a single mom is like no other. At least that's what we all say... until we find out we're not the only one! BECOMING A SINGLE MOM ~ CHAPTER ONE The past five years of my life have been confusing and sometimes unbearable. My husband & I separated in ...