I prefer my puns intended

Because life can be punny.

The final rose: a thorny subject

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Every Monday morning brings a weekend hangover and imminent disappointment; especially during the summer. Most people spend their long summer days at the pool, lake, or beach soaking up the sunshine and enjoying some much needed time with friends and family. There is not a whole lot better than a summer weekend, and not many things more depressing than walking straight back to your office on Continue Reading

Marriage has a nice ring to it: Part II (The idealized versus the realized)

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If you missed part I (I Take You) you can find it here. As a sick SAHM with a sick little boy...I have had a lot of time to think about just about everything. In between the multitudes of used tissues, I've thought...a lot...over the last week or so about my journey into full-time blogging and attempt at free-lance writing. Admittedly, in my ideal, perfect world, a magazine finds one of my Continue Reading

Five on Friday: Five reasons you should re-visit downtown Atlanta

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As a little girl, the most terrifying ghost stories were always the ones that seemed like the villains were right in my backyard. I once missed a slumber party in which my friends watched the horror film Friday the 13th. I still cannot bring myself to watch the film, but vividly remember a dear friend re-telling me the tale of Freddy Krueger and his sleep attacks. I couldn't sleep for Continue Reading

It’s all Greek to me

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Leave it to the English teacher to be completely smitten with Greek culture, but I seriously cannot contain my excitement when talking about Ancient Greece. After all, the philosophy, art, democracy, and theology are enough to turn me into a little girl with a new doll. Just like that little girl that cannot wait to show you her doll's hair, I can really start to talk your ear off about the Continue Reading

Open a window, it’s too stuffy in here.

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I will never forget the day that Grandma taught me about infant symphonies. Not my Grandma, however. Unfortunately, my grandmothers have since passed away. This Grandma is a volunteer at the high school that the staff and students lovingly call "Grandma." She is an extremely affable woman, known to dance in the front lobby during fire drills all the while directing student traffic to the Continue Reading

Teacher Time Savers (For Men) (TTT)

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So...I got a lot of great feedback from teachers and other professionals on my "Teacher Time-Savers" post. Many women were thankful for the idea of pre-made salads and easy hair tutorials. Then, it occurred to me, through a friendly comment from a male colleague, that I also have a male readership as well. In fact, I have been fascinated by the amount of men who actually take the time to read Continue Reading

Luv You Moore (A Giveaway)

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I seriously do not know how parents wait to find out the gender of their little ones. I think most of my dreams from week 5-week 20 of pregnancy were about the gender of our little baby. Every time I had a dream, our baby was always a girl. Her name would be different, but her gender was the same. I could NOT wait to find out whether we would have a bundle filled with sugar and spice or snips Continue Reading

Marriage has a nice ring to it: Part I (I take you)

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This Saturday morning, while my stuffy little boy took his morning nap, I had a strange epiphany. I was sitting alone while my husband slept in; taking in the glory of this rainy Georgia morning; it is rare to enjoy alone time when you're a SAHM, but it does happen. I watched the raindrops fall in droves and cuddled under little Bear's stroller blanket. It is small, but there is something much Continue Reading

Five on Friday: Must haves infant medicine

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I write each of my blog posts looking at our family bookshelves that are positively filled with some of the best literature that has ever been written. Most of the time, these novels inspire me to write, re-write, and edit as not to embarrass myself in front of such literary genius. Sometimes, I just don't have the words. This morning is just one of those mornings. I think my little boy may Continue Reading

Fowl Language

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Dusk is a magical time of day. Pink and deep blue saturate the expansive sky as fireflies twinkle in their nightly waltz. Sitting on our screened in porch during this time has become ritual for our family. It is quiet; the still summer air breathes new life after the heat of day has passed. Rocking with my little boy and peering out into our backyard reminds me that life has never been more Continue Reading