“Is being a mom hard?” she asked.
“Yes.”
I answered without hesitation.  Fear and a desire to understand better washed over her face almost imperceptibly.  She mentioned something about working and the things we do.
“It’s not taking care of them that’s hard.  I mean, you figure that out pretty quickly, just like with anything else.”
“Right,” I saw [...]

“Alright, Mom.  I have to go.”
Our morning conversation was beginning to bleed into my working hours and I could no longer ignore the screams from my inbox.
“OK, baby.  I love you.”
“I love you, too.  Thanks for listening to me be a raging whore all morning.”
“Mmm… I’d say raging bitch.”
“Oh.  Right.”
“Technically I don’t think I can [...]

If you spend enough time with another person, you’re bound to discover their little quirks and eccentricities.
For example, this weekend I learned that Becky brings her own washcloths on vacation with her – and sometimes leaves them behind when she goes. Becky learned that I am perfectly normal in every way. Which is [...]

I spent several hours yesterday uploading 500 pictures – and I’m still not done.
I then proceeded to spend several more hours painting the front entry and hallway of my house – because that totally makes sense to do right after you come home from vacation and should be getting ready for work.
What that means [...]

When he first suggested it back in March, I told him he was out of his mind.
“There’s no fucking way my kids are going to be gone for 6 weeks, Jared. Do you have any idea how long 6 weeks is?”
“But you said they could go visit my parents over the summer…”
“Yeah, I did. [...]

Tomorrow is the big day.
BrittCon 2008.
And although I’ve been planning it for over a month now, I still cannot get over how totally and completely ridiculous that name is.
For those of you who may be new here or just have other more important things to remember, BrittCon (cringe) is the result of me freaking the [...]

I’ve had this post planned since March.
Today was going to be the day I told you about how badly I would miss my children.
Today I was going to describe in loving detail how I wake up with my three year old in bed with me every morning. I was going to tell you about [...]