Today was a hard day. It was a Monday and it was one of the first times I realized what a different role I play in your life….and it as hard. The morning was as usual. We got up and we rushed. I wanted to take you to school because it was easier for me […]
Today my son came home and said he cried on the playground. I asked him why and he told me he cried because one kid forced him to play with another kid that he didn’t want to play with. First I told him no one can force you to do anything…..and then I asked why […]
I feel like most of my life thus far I kind of had an idea of how I wanted it to play out. There were plans. College….check! Get married….Check! Buy a house…Check! Have a baby…Check! Have another baby…Check! Be a stay at home mom…Check! And then you’ve done it….Not many people can say that they […]
Dear Christian, Your mom is an emotional wreck right now. I remember feeling this way when you started preschool in the 2 year old program, but after that it got better. But as I write this, you are with your dad and sister at BJ’s shopping for school snacks and food, and I can do […]
I feel like over the past 6 or 7 years a lot of change has happened in my life. I had a baby, I learned about motherhood, had a second baby, figured out life with two (or have at least tried), and soon a new big change is about to happen. OK, I know I […]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.
