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The weekend definitely wasn’t as great as I thought it was going to be. It wasn’t actually bad; it’s just that I had imagined it would be a weekend of frolicking through fields of dandelions, soaking in the warm sun, happy family time, and probably outbursts of songs from the Sound of Music. Things didn’t quite go as planned. Rosemary is ... going ( Read more... )

I didn't know what it would be like to love a child. In fact, I was honestly afraid I would be one of those crazy moms who never felt a connection. This morning I dropped Rosemary off at her Nana's house. Usually Joel drops her off in the morning, so this was out of the ordinary for me. I really enjoyed having her in my car this morning, her ( Read more... )

Thank God I fell asleep on the couch at 8:30 last night. I slept on the couch from 8:30 to 10:30, went upstairs and slept another hour. I had no idea how much I was going to appreciate that sleep until Rosemary woke up at 11:30. If I remember correctly (and my memory is a little foggy), she was awake until 3:30. Unhappily awake from 11:30 - 2:30. ( Read more... )

My giving up caffeine plan just wasn't going to work today. Boy this caramel latte is yummy ( Read more... )

Joel went up to my dad's cabin last night so that he could start deer hunting bright and early. It would be awesome if he got a deer today so he could just be done with the whole thing. I'm not really sure if/when he'll get another chance to go this season ( Read more... )

I think I will appreciate feeling well-rested for the rest of my life. I could sing from roof and mountain-tops that Rosemary is a good sleeper and life is good. Honestly, it has been a long, long, long time since 8:30pm has rolled around and I haven't felt completely, utterly exhausted. Of course, I rarely got to go to bed at that time, but I have ( Read more... )

We have had a lot of rain this week and I guess we're going to get a bunch more. The ceiling in our bedroom was leaking a little bit last night. :-( We know why and hopefully it won't be a big deal to fix over the weekend ( Read more... )

I was thinking last night about this post that I saw on Shauna's blog which brought me to this costume for sale on the Pottery Barn Kids website. I actually do have plans to buy Rosemary's costume for Halloween. Last year she was this Old Navy chicken and I think this year she will probably be this Old Navy monkey. I feel a little guilty buying a ( Read more... )

Rosemary went to bed last night at 8:30 (using the method described yesterday) and I didn't see her again until 6am ( Read more... )