Neglect

I can't help but feel that I've been neglecting my blog and my far away reader friends of late, and for that I'm sorry. The simple truth of the matter is firstly that I have been on the road for over two weeks, and secondly, that I can't figure out what to write about. Everything…

Nephew!

MY NEPHEW WAS BORN THIS WEEK!!! I am still a little over excited, as you can see. He was born at 1:50pm, Monday June 22. He weighed in at a little over 8lbs and was 19inches long I believe. He is truly the most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on. I'm pretty well…

Year’s End

My first year of teaching is coming to a close. I am 98% relieved by this, 1% shocked, and 1% baffled. Out of the sixteen students I've taught this year, I can't say that any will be forgettable. With each child I've had moments and stories that I will be sharing intermittently for the rest…

Little Baby Liam

A long time ago I wrote about my sister's pregnancy. Now that she's probably less than a month from welcoming her first child into our lives, I feel it bears new mention. My sister got married nine months ago, when she was 21 and her guy was 22. Babies? They are babies. I'm just shy of…

Oh Baby!?

You see these posts these days about how all your friends are married or having babies and you're just sitting there like 'pass the vodka' or whatnot, but when it really gets crazy is when it's your little sister. She got married three months ago, and we've known for about a month that she's pregnant,…

Ready, Set, BOOM!

Let me tell you a little story that involves, babies, road trips, car trouble, and unexpected hotel holidays. My first best friend from college was married a year ago, and had his first child just over a month ago. This last weekend his baby had his christening, and friends and family were invited from all…