Bloggers And Tiaras, Mission #1: What Is “Mom Beauty”?

What is beauty? Is it a perfect body, silky hair and straight, porcelain white teeth or is it the content of one’s character? Can beauty be defined by any one thing? The short answer is yes. And no. Aesthetically speaking, what is considered truly beautiful in this society is the classic leggy, slim blonde with [...]

What Kind Of Mom Did You Think You Would Be? When Did Reality Finally Set In?

Way before I got pregnant, I had some ideas, actually they were Bohemian fantasies, of how I would be as a Mother. I dreamed of sweet smelling little babies, perfectly decorated nurseries, extreme, Martha Stewart~like organization, a perfect pregnancy, easy delivery, a happy, joyful infant and angels singing lullabies with faeries and butterflies flitting around. [...]

My First Interview…Well Sort Of…

Queenie Jeannie tagged me with this “interview”. She thinks it will keep me out of trouble for a while…shows how much she knows!!!!!
1. What are some of the best/worst things about being a Mom?Hmmm, well that’s kind of a loaded question…The best thing is just being a Mom. I have this beautiful, amazing little girl [...]

More From The Free Range Stupid…In~Laws, That Is!

My Father~In~Law (who isn’t always as bad as the rest of the In~Laws & had actually been pretty good to me up to now ) called last night to let us know that the MIL was going in today for some minor surgery (a new “port” is being grafted into her arm for her [...]

I Got A Big Red Puffy Heart…

My friend, Jeannie, over at Jeannie’s Happy World, gave me this great award. Isn’t it cute? I just love it!
This is my 3rd award. I am so excited & honored!
I would like to thank the Academy…
I think I am supposed to give it to 10 other bloggers…not sure if any of the bloggers I know [...]

My In-Laws Are Driving Me INSANE!!!

Yesterday we went to visit the dreaded In-Laws. My Mother-In-Law is very ill with complications from diabetes, so we are visiting more often for that reason only. This is not something I truly look forward to, considering the bad blood between my Mother-In-Law, Sister-In-Law & myself. My crime? I fell in love with her son/her [...]

Is it wrong to want to tranquilize your child?

First, let me say that I love my daughter more than my own life. I am awed by her every day. She is truly a miracle. I was supposed to be infertile (obviously not!) and had almost given up on ever being a mother to anyone or anything except my Demon Possessed Cat (more on [...]