Taking My Precious

This past Monday, I went in for surgery to have my two remaining wisdom teeth taken out. For almost twenty years now, I've been the petulant child at the check-out lane in the grocery store who attempts to sneak a candy bar by mom; "Oh, you said put the king sized Snickers back?" Cue wailing …

About a Boy

My son turns nine today. Originally, I wanted to write a post that gave a snapshot of him now: His favorite activities, foods, interests, dreams, friends, etc. However, while cleaning up our bedroom yesterday, I came across a journal I started approximately ten years ago. The journal is filled with entries from my perspective as …

My Experience on the Whole30

It's taken me a couple of weeks to post this, but I wanted to do a quick recap of my experience on the Whole30 program. The essence of the Whole30 can be boiled down into the following sentence: "For 30 days, eat real foods, cut out all processed crap." It's a little more involved than that, …

The Lion Who Thought He Was a Sheep

My children go to a school that they love. Both are well-liked by their peers and the school staff. Both enjoy the learning and social aspects of school and thus far, both have avoided the darker side of that environment: Bullying. I wish I could say that I had the same experiences growing up. Bullying …