Not only will this summer be remembered as a great one, it will also be remembered as the one where my two children finally learned to play together. You see, my son is almost 4 years (3 school years) older than my daughter. He has always been the great big brother, but up until now […]
Summer is over….and it’s awful. How did it go by so quick? I feel like I wait all year for warm weather and the beach and finally the time comes and I get maybe 2 months to enjoy it. Certainly not enough. This year though I can truthfully say that we enjoyed as much of […]
I am not one who asks for help easily. I am the type of person who feels like I should be able to do it all. I am home with my kids and therefore its my job to be able to handle it…but right now I’m not. I’m not doing a good job at just […]
I usually like to think that I have it together, and if I don’t I pretend. Don’t we all try to do that? I mean everyone has struggles right? I love my family, I like to be involved in school, the community and activities and I am happy to do it. But, that isn’t always […]
I had a “friend” on facebook say that they wish they could speak to a white woman who “unbelievably” voted for Trump. I wanted to comment there, but then I decided what’s the point? So here I am. An educated, white female who voted for Donald Trump. I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend […]
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.
