Mommy minute
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What I am most thankful for: 1. My healthy household who surprises me everyday. 2. My sister who faces each medical test with courage. 3. My online friends through The Momoir Project, The Yummy Mummy club, Twitter, Facebook and blogs. 4. Reaching my 37th birthday since my mom only got 38. 5. Going a whole…
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In spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness, when I miss my mom I put on her opal dinner ring and see that she is with me always.
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I breathe in the cold brisk air. I can do this, I tell myself. And with one big grunt, I heave the garage door handle up with all the strength I could gather. Not one budge. A hot coal fire races around my belly. Every now and again, I forget that the c-section and tubal…
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Naps and beaches and Yo Gabba Gabba family date.
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“What are you doing with those books?” my three-year-old daughter asks. I am kneeling in front of the bookshelf in the corner of my bedroom with a bag of books that I am ready to donate. “I am all done with these books. It is time to pass them onto other readers.” She nods with…
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My Fairy Godmother “Mommy, read it again, please.” My toddler pushes the fairytale book open again. Her eyes stare at me with a puzzled look. I wipe my eyes quickly nodding and take hold of the Cinderella book for the second time. I tell the story and get to the point where Cinderella is crying…
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As seen in The Momoir Project Life as a motherless stay-at-home mom can be stressful. Trying to add working at home is just insanity. On a really extreme day, I am staring outside my kitchen window, my arms half-way into the sink of dirty breakfast dishes. I am watching the cars drive past on the…
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Watching my one and three year old daughters playing with the other kids at the park makes me wish I could freeze frame this moment. I can only hope that they do not have the mental baggage that I once had. My toddler waddles over to grab a snack from the stroller near me. With…
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I look at the calendar, it shocks me that next week my darling older daughter will start her second year in pre-school. It has been a mild summer filled with many lessons and milestones. 1. It was brave of me to thing I can work-at-home with my two young daughters. 2.My three-year-old (almost 4) loves…
Danielle Christopher 