Life is full of surprises and I've had my fair share. Some were big, some small. Some were good, some... well... not so good. But by far, the best surprise for me in all the world was when I found out I was pregnant with Ella. Four years ago...

Whew! I'm tired. We went to Ken's Corny Corn Maze today in Garner. It was too much fun! It was cold and rainy but we didn't let that spoil our good time. The maze was pretty amazing with 2 1/2 miles of paths. Once we were in, I wasn't sure we'd ever...

I sit here on the floor in our bedroom typing this post. Our daughters have fallen asleep in our bed. And I'm thinking of the good, bad and ugly of the day. The bad and ugly involved a day on almost no sleep... a protest at the station... and a whole...

I'm still telling myself that 40 isn't so bad. As far as birthdays are concerned, my 40th was probably one of the best. I started my day at work with lots of well wishes on my desk. It was clear this birthday wasn't going to go under the...