Tomorrow is my husband’s birthday. He will be 37. Then next week we will celebrate my mother’s birthday, she’ll be 55. The months will progress and we will celebrate my 37th, my middle’s 8th, my baby’s 5th and my eldest’s 11th. They aren’t milestone birthdays, but they are big days to celebrate nonetheless. Older may not seem exciting to me, but really we have to celebrate each beautiful moment we...

I do not take enough pictures. Ever. I have a beautiful DSLR camera that was purchased a few years ago when I just knew I was going to start taking amazing pictures. I bought books too with pretty pictures and tips on taking pictures. I took a class, but all that only bought me a little knowledge, it doesn’t remind me to actually take the darn camera along on outings. I have a camera on my phone too. I claimed when I upgraded my...

*This post was inspired by the Momalom 5 for 5′s topic of the day, Words. Also, today’s 5 for 5 is done in conjunction with Just Write. “Use. Your. Words.” I say this phrase to my kids a billion times a week or so I think. I mean, say how you feel, don’t hit your brother in frustration. I mean, tell me what you want, don’t just cry. I mean use a whole sentence when you are asking me for something, please...

*This post was inspired by the Momalom 5 for 5′s topic of the day, CHANGE. Sometimes I think I’m having a mid-life crisis, but I’m not old enough to have a mid-life crisis. Well, maybe I am, but I’m under 40 and so I don’t want to think of myself as being old enough. I’m calling this my mid-mom life crisis instead, it sounds younger. I love my boys, but when I think of the young years with them, I think...

I haven’t participated in the previous similar events with Momalom, but I’m totally on board for 5 for 5 starting Monday next week! I love the broadness of the topics, it will be just enough to kick start my creative juices (I hope) and I’ll be able to see what the same prompt inspires others to create on their blogs. The topics are: Monday: CHANGE Tuesday: WORDS Wednesday: PICTURES Thursday: AGE Friday: LISTENING Are...