Princess Nagger Turns 16 (I know, I’m still reeling from that myself!)
|

Princess Nagger Turns 16 (I know, I’m still reeling from that myself!)

Today my precious baby turns 16: How on God’s green earth has 16 years already sped by?! All this time I’ve searched long and hard, high and low for that elusive pause button, but alas and alack, it never materialized. You might be happy to know that the roads are still safe for you, since…

In My Daughter’s Eyes i’m gonna Sing, Sing, Sing on the Chattanooga Choo Choo with Teenage Daughters
| | |

In My Daughter’s Eyes i’m gonna Sing, Sing, Sing on the Chattanooga Choo Choo with Teenage Daughters

How are we already halfway through November? How?! Only a week-and-a-half to Thanksgiving – I love this time of year. Yesterday (well, today if you’re reading this Sunday evening) was Princess Nagger’s birthday. She turned thirteen! How on god’s green earth did that happen? I must have blinked too much because it seems like yesterday…

|

Thirteen Years – Happy Birthday, Princess Nagger!

Hard to imagine that thirteen years ago today this happened: Today you become a teen. You’re at one of the first real crossroads of your life.  The place between childhood and womanhood.  This is a scary place to be, full of choices and changes.  Embrace them, make your mistakes now – when it’s relatively safe…

Diminishing Innocence of Youth – Still Looking for the ‘Pause’ Button
| |

Diminishing Innocence of Youth – Still Looking for the ‘Pause’ Button

Today is Princess Nagger’s last day of school, last day of 5th Grade. Where has the time gone?! Since she is going to a school where ‘Elementary’ is Kindergarten through 6th Grade (like it was when I was a kid, vs. the 4 schools for primary education they seem to have now), next year will…

Princess Nagger’s 9th Birthday – Part 1
| | |

Princess Nagger’s 9th Birthday – Part 1

Birthdays are a fun thing to celebrate.  Especially when you’re trying to make the final single-digit birthday extra special for one Princess Nagger.  On the eve of her ninth birthday, Princess Nagger and I made cupcakes for her class – she wanted to try the FUN da-Middles (we joked about the fudge filling looking like…

Final Pre-Tween Birthday
| | |

Final Pre-Tween Birthday

Yesterday was jam-packed action-filled from 5:30am until late last night with hurried birthday preparations from baking cupcakes to wrapping presents to make sure today starts off right.  So much so that I didn’t have a chance to sit down and allow my muddled brain to transfer thoughts through my fingertips to create a cohesive post…

Once Upon A Time, the Hairdresser Debacle and Planning a Very Angry Bird Birthday
| |

Once Upon A Time, the Hairdresser Debacle and Planning a Very Angry Bird Birthday

After five solid days (and nights) of no internet, cable or phone, it’s been so nice to be connected, though I’m feeling a little discombobulated on how behind I am on everything.  Crazy.  So this week I’ve decided to hit the figurative ‘reset’ button and start fresh.  That way I won’t cower under the enormity…