The Little Flower is ELEVEN!! It’s hard to believe this wonderful person came into my life eleven years ago. She’s been a joy every single day and I love being her mommy. Yesterday we had a small party to celebrate. She actually requested that I make my cheesecake for her birthday party. I was a […]
My baby graduated from elementary school yesterday. Emotionally it was a lot for me. I fought back tears quite a few times. I can’t believe she’s going to middle school. She’s growing up way too fast! I’m so proud of my Little Flower. This journey as her mom has been a wonderful experience. She’s so […]
I chaperoned the Little Flower’s 5th grade trip to Santa Cruz today. I had a ball!! My baby even rode a roller coaster with me. However, we are going to have to work on her roller coaster technique, as you can see… 😂 The weather was great. The kids were great. It was awesome. I […]
It’s the last week of elementary school for the Little Flower (No I can’t believe it either!) and tonight they had a social. The theme was a Luau and for some reason she wanted me to attend. (I know these days are short lived so I am always going to show up when she wants […]
Just finished braiding the Little Flower’s hair! Although when I do her summer braids I don’t really get to enjoy my work. I braid her hair so that while she’s away from me she won’t have to stress about it. I know from experience that if I don’t do her hair it won’t get done […]
I protect my ex, the father of my child. I do. I keep the world from knowing the truth about him because by protecting him, I protect my child. I know I am not the only mother who does this. I have had conversations with many mothers who have very similar stories. The thing is, […]
Recently on twitter I engaged in a couple of discussions in which two people called me a “single mother” as an insult. I know that women with children who are not married are often shamed for being a *gasp* a “single mother!” I always thought this was silly and a holdover from earlier decades when […]