i should be done being surprised about the twists and turns of motherhood but still, somehow everything seems to still take me by surprise. i feel like each time i mourn the passing of one stage the excitement of the next takes over. however as otto is becoming more and more like a toddler which…
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Mothers Day Gift Guide
Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend and this year is going to be so so good. I feel like there has been some pretty dark Mother’s Days in previous years for both myself and some dear friends but this year there is just so much to celebrate. A few friends that have been struggling…
An Extra Special Mother’s Day with American Greetings
This post has been sponsored by American Greetings. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Mother’s Day is the first day it really feels like summer in Michigan. There is typically a breeze that feels warm on the skin, letting you know that it is chasing away the last remnants of snow and cold. It’s…
cottage spring cleaning
this weekend actually felt like spring. so close in fact that I think we are justified in saying that we did some spring cleaning at the cottage on saturday. we’ve been wanting to head up north but not only has it been a little cold, the cottage has not been completely finished. we bought this…
good grief
christmas is approaching and it’s december. the last month of 2017. woah that came fast! with the holidays coming we have christmas movies on repeat non stop. don’t hate but the christmas movie i cannot stand is charlie brown christmas. i don’t know why maybe it’s because i think the kids are snotty? but i…
first snow of the season
i love the way that otto wakes up in the morning. there are two distinct ways he wakes up. one is on his own. this weekend he really had no place to be and was able to just wake up at his leisure. for the record we are lucky. the wee man sleeps all night…
weekend recap the slow life
what a gorgeous fall weekend to have together for the first time in three weeks. i feel like we missed most of october so this warm fall weather was much welcomed. we are adjusting to what we call “the slower life’. in fact im typing this with one hand because otto is finally sleeping in…
how heart surgery day is going to go
yesterday was a big long day at the hospital for us. we got a full in depth tour and explanation of how our otto’s heart surgery day is going to go. i hope that through all of this if anyone else is going through what we are going through they get a chance to read…
weekend recap rested edition
it’s an odd feeling having the weekend knowing that monday is going to be pretty much the same schedule as friday, saturday and sunday was. feed, pump, change diaper, break, repeat. i keep thinking that the weekends i’ll have “off” nope. little otter here is the boss and demands our full attention and schedules at…
farmlife
there was once a point in my life where the second i graduated form high school i was going to go to fashion school in NYC and live in the big city. i thought about that a lot last night as i straddled my big ass ram holding his legs from kicking so joe could…
gearing up for the holidays
ok so does the holiday season start with halloween or thanksgiving? because in my neck of the woods christmas music began playing the day after halloween (didn’t it used to start the day after thanksgiving?) no matter when you being or mark the start of your holiday season the key is to stay sane during…
land of the free
***Side note: you can score 20% off free people AND bedstu with promo code blogger3 at jbandme.com! *** outfit on abby thermal : free people slip: free people older similar here and here necklace: 31 bits socks: free people boots: bed stu i know face palm another free people outfit. but the heart wants what…