Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Scores Again

I told K I had a surprise for her after ballet, so at the end of class she came running out asking, “What’s my surprise.” When I told her we were going home to pick up daddy and headed to the circus she litterally jumped for joy with a squeal. That excitement made …

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Confessions Of A Pack Rat

I just can’t part with things that have a memory attached to them. It kills me, and my overflowing house is proof. But I have found something more important than my treasures, my daughters (and their stuff). So in attempt to make room for everything else in the house, and …

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My Goals For 2012

2011 has been a year to be proud of. It is amazing to think how different things were a year ago. In 2011 I got pregnant and had a baby! How can the new year possibly top that? I am also hugely proud of everything I have accomplished with The …

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Elf on the Shelf Breakfast Ideas

Elf On The Shelf Return Welcome Breakfast

When our Elf on the Shelf, Kringle, first arrived at our house last year, K was petrified of him. So much so after three days we asked her if she wanted us to send him back to the North Pole and not come back until next year. She said yes, and …

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Welcome Baby Girl

At 40 weeks and two days, the wait was finally over. Of course, these things never go as planned, so I didn’t get my spontaneous, “Time to go to the hospital,” that I so desperately wanted. Nope, baby girl was overdue, and it was time to prod her along. So it was a …

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