If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. 5:30, Tuesday evening. Eric opens the front door and walks into the living room, arms laden with a large paper bag, truck keys, a clipboard full of paperwork, and this morning’s coffee cup. “How’s my beautiful wife?” he asks […]
Week eleven: Up close and personal
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Last week’s update was all about the embarrassing things that happen once you become a parent. Guess what this week is about? Yeah. The same. exact. thing. Here’s how it went down: On Monday I guest blogged at Robin’s […]
Week ten: School daze
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Samuel was supposed to start nursery school last fall. We sent Eli to a wonderful school when he was three and just assumed we would do the same with Samuel. However, when August rolled around it was clear that […]
Week nine: What to expect when you’re not expecting
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Have you ever said something that inadvertently hurt someone’s feelings? Would you want to know if you had, especially if what you said was something that you say on a regular basis to a variety of people? Last night […]
Week eight: The time changer’s wife
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Okay, so maybe my husband isn’t responsible for the time change, but if you haven’t noticed yet, every single blog title for the Keeping It Real Challenge has been the name of a movie or a variation of one. […]
Week seven: The awful truth
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. On Tuesday I followed a link a friend shared and was introduced to Ben Sauer. Ben is a beautiful four year old boy with a brain tumor. An aggressive brain tumor that is not responding to treatment. Barring a […]
Week six: The paper chase
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Every December, Eric utters words that I know are coming, but still dread with every fiber of my being: “We need to start getting our tax stuff together.” A simple sentence with the power to make me hyperventilate. This […]
Week five: National Lampoon’s February vacation
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. I never wanted to be one of those moms who dreaded school vacations and longed for her children to go back to the classroom. What was the point of having kids if you didn’t even want to spend time […]
Week four: Groundhog day
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Do you ever feel like you’re living the same day over and over again? I’ve been at this ‘Keepin’ It Real Challenge’ for a month now and as I look back over my daily journals, I’ve noticed a word […]
Week three: The queen and I
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. A couple of weeks ago, while my parents were visiting, Eli informed my mom, “Annelise is the boss of the house.” I don’t remember the exact circumstances, but she was probably screaming about something in typical Annelise fashion. We […]