Summer 2020 Is For Madness

Summer 2022 is all about being actively mixed in with some adventure. This week and next week are dance camps with two Tuesdays filled with camp and dance classes. Then, cheer starts the first week of August along with dance classes on Tuesdays. Before cheer, we’re also going on vacation with family to Poconos aka…

2022 Birthday Letter To My Mom

Dear Mom, Happy 7th birthday and Mother’s Day heaven. I miss you so much. Hopefully, dad and you are having a party together. I hope you’re also enjoying Crystal in heaven with you too. I wish she could have hung on longer to meet my daughter, but I guess she wasn’t meant to just like…

Late Post: Mother’s Day Is Different This Year

Mother's Day is here again. It's a bitter sweet holiday for me. I'm a motherless mom. Every year, I get messed feelings of joy and sadness. I can't help it. My mind just doesn't know how I should feel. I want to be happy because I love being a mom to my beautiful daughter. Then,…

Christmas Eve After Quarantine Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve at my mother in law’s feels like it happened so long ago because of the pandemic. It was so nice to spend time with family on Christmas Eve. The simple things were taken for granted before the pandemic. I just expected to see family on Christmas Eve but when I couldn’t I was…

As I Watched My Daughter Play In The Snow

As I watched my daughter play in the snow these last couple of days, I forgot reality for a little bit. Life felt normal as if the pandemic NEVER happened and everything stayed the same. I watched her slide down the little hill by our house in her pool tub at our house. My daughter…

Wake Me Up When October Ends During The Pandemic

As October starts, I can't help myself from thinking about what if my mom was alive. October has always been my favorite month but the last almost 6 years brought on a roller coaster of emotions. Luckily as my daughter gets older, the pain of my mom’s death anniversary disappears in the air. She loves…

To My Kindergarten

To My Kindergarten,  Kindergarten starts in a week! You’re going to be an official elementary school student soon! I’m so excited... sorta because it’s virtual Kindergarten right now.  I want you to know how proud I am you! You have come such a long way these last 5 1/2 years. You have new hobbies and…

The Light Is Starting to Shine Through The Pandemic

This is our life now.This is how mommy and you have to shop.This is how mommy and you stay safe. I never thought you would have to live in a world were masks are required in public.Life doesn’t always go as planned though from time to time. I’m so proud of you for listening to…

A Letter To My Daughter: Losing Her Front Teeth During The Pandemic

Dear Princess, You look so adorable with her two front teeth missing. You’re growing up so fast. I just can’t believe how many teeth you lost now. I’m not surprised though because you got your baby teeth starting growing at 4 months. I guess I just don’t want you to grow up. I can’t help…

My Daughter’s Emotional Letter to The Tooth Fairy

Kids shouldn’t be feeling like this. A five year old shouldn’t know what this kind of sadness. She’s feeling emotions that I’m not sure how to explain in a way she will understand. She’s breaking my heart hearing her say things like this. I’m feeling bad for social distancing her from people at times. I…