I Need a Minute

I Need a Minute

Welcome to my blog! Join me as I take a minute away from my family to reflect on anything and everything in my life.

Good bye, dear Debra

At the end of October, I was at home with the kids when I got a text from my brother Mike. It was a group message with my other 3 brothers. “Call Mom. Debra died.” “Omg,” I shouted out loud when I read it. I began to cry. I ran to the stairs to tell…

February 22, 2025
Supermarket Shame

Happy season of small children refusing coats in cold weather to all who celebrate! In the six years I have been a Mom, I have been fortunate enough to not really have any situations where a person is openly rude or mean to me when I am with my children. Sure, countless individuals have seen…

December 18, 2024
Back to School

We had a great summer with the kids. Most days we were up and out, either at a playground or swimming in my parents’ pool. We also spent a handful of weekends at the beach. I purposefully did not put the big two in any kind of camp. This was the summer before our lives…

October 11, 2024
She Knows Where She’s Going

She scared the hell out of us, those first few days. They called it a stroke.They saw her seizing in the nursery.Just 4 days in the NICU.But the seed of a lifetime of worry was already blossoming. I have been with her for every second. I have watched her every breath, every move.I monitored each milestone…

October 7, 2024