Becoming a stepmom to a 5 and 7 year old meant that I missed some of the most memorable milestones--first step, first words, potty training, etc. But I'm learning that there are other unexpected milestones along this path of child-raising.
I truly enjoy fixing Ana's hair each morning before school. But one day she asked if she…
When you live alone for as many years as I did, you learn to hook your own bracelets, zip your own dress, determine for yourself if something matches, the skirt fits, or if your hair looks okay. There's no one around to ask, so you make your own determination.
When I walked into the kitchen Friday morning, the kids…
Yesterday we were prepping the kids for a dinner at the home of some friends.
Tim: "They have a little girl, but she's younger than you."
Yoseph: "Uh-huh."
Tim: "They have a little boy, too. He's your age."
Yoseph: "Okay. But do they have a stepmom?"
Tim: "Um, no. No stepmom."
Yoseph, proudly: "Well, I do! I have a StepMolly!"
Yoseph can really push…
This morning, we exchanged valentines with the kids since we don't have them this weekend. They were also excited to open valentines they received in the mail from Mimi and Poppy (my parents). As I unsuccessfully tried to use my phone to record the kids in a thank you video, I commented, "I'm not very…
Kids say the darndest things, right?
When I was about 5 or 6, I asked my paternal grandma, who gave birth to ten children in eight births (my dad is the oldest in the second set of twins), why her tummy was so big. She responded gently and kindly, "I guess I just like cookies!" My…