ramblingstump

Ahhhh motherhood. So many wonderful moments. Tiny hands cupping the breast while you nurse, going in at night to check on a sleeping baby, b...

I love to read. If there was a fragrance called "Library" I would be in line to buy it. I dream about having a card catalog in my ...

   Nutella makes me happy.  I love licking the knife off after making my daughter a 'tella wrap or dipping pretzels in it (best s...

I have rewritten this over and over. I am sorry that parents lost their children. Sisters and brothers lost their playmates and grandp...

Eggplant is hot right now. Not just the vegetable (although I have seen assorted "arty" eggplant pics everywhere) but the colo...

'Twas a night in December, the month half complete All the children were sleeping, a quite major feat; The stockings were still s...

Breastfeeding isn't easy. I thought it would just happen but that serene cameo never happened with my first two babies. With my son he a...

This last 10 days has been a whirlwind of fur, cleaning & driving. We had the "untraditional" Thanksgiving this year. To ...

A few short weeks ago I was in Dallas for the Family Travel Conference . It was inspiring, educational, and a great chance to catch up with ...

Aaaahh, toddler bedtime. The time of night that takes up pretty much the whole night, and sometimes has an encore performance at 3am that cu...

I love Thanksgiving- the cooking, the family, the traditions and the flavors. A pile of delicata squash has been taunting me for weeks now. ...

I'm currently a nursing mama and like some other moms I know I sometimes feel that I'm not producing enough. It seems to be a co...