It’s been an emotional week at my house. My grandfather passed away after a 60+ day hospital stay, pnemonia, and the flu. It was an exhausting struggle for my Step-mom and her sisters as they took turns staying with him at the hospital all those hours. My Grandfather was a giant, but he was kind. He was funny and always loved to be around people. We were his step-grandchildren, but as soon as we joined the family you wouldn’t have know he just met us. He welcomed my sisters and me into his already large family and took his place as Grandpa. When it came time to make the funeral arrangements I was hesitant about bringing my sons; it was going to be a full Catholic mass in a church. My children have never been to church. They aren’t used to sitting still for more than 24 minutes (if they’d even sit still the entire episode of Octonauts) and they are hardly quiet for any length of time. They even talk in their sleep! And the thought of taking them to the wake was even mo...

Yes, I use Pinterest to pin clothing that I won't buy, pin kids activities for rainy days and even ooh and ahh over master bathrooms, I do have a board for things that inspire me. Mostly, these are quotes that I try to remember and while I don't recite quotes or put them up on walls in my house, I do think about them: who said them, why? Does it relate to me? While, today,  I was wasting time on Pinterest I came across a quote that really slugged me in the face, harder than the head bonk my youngest gives me all day long.  “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today”. I wish I knew who wrote it, that person changed my attitude and made me a better mom. Have you ever had a day where you look at the clock and maybe five minutes has gone by? Well, I’ve been having that week. We recently came back from a house-hunting trip where we got to see my husband! It had been a month since we got to be a family so it was absolutely a happy reunion. But, when we returned to ...