A Cute Brandon Video
Tiktok bans many of my Brandon videos because he never wore a shirt. This was after Halloween I think, I had found a million Hershey’s kiss wrappers hidden in Codi’s room and later that night for some...
View ArticleHow does one go on?
I used to be a mommy blogger. For a moment I was funny. Sometimes I was serious, or angry, or silly, or whatever, but one thing was certain, my boys were my life and I was a damn good mom. Then one...
View ArticleEverything is different now
I’m writing this post from my living room on my laptop, which is actually how this blog got started many years ago. However one room over, through two double doors is a beautiful office with a...
View ArticleStill not sure how to do this
I haven’t written since 2018 for a variety of reasons. The first reason is that someone else had moved my blog to a self hosted website & I could no longer edit, spell check, or add photos so I...
View ArticleFirst Day of School Minus One
First day of school 2021 drop off is in the books. Luckily I still woke up early every day to make Roberts breakfast while Codi was on break, so I was up & at it early this morning making him a...
View ArticleA few of my favorite things
I wanted to do a post of my favorite little items that I carry around, in case you are in need of stocking stuffers for your friends and family. I picked up this adorable microfiber eyeglass cleaner...
View ArticleRoad blocks
I had an interesting experience recently. As you all know here, because I'm a broken record, I suffer from seasonal depression. For some annoying reason from about October – March I do my damndest to...
View ArticleLocked doors
Yesterday, when I got home from my first job around 5:42am the house was dark. This isn’t normal. Brandons alarm goes off at 5:20am, and he’s supposed to be downstairs starting to help unload the...
View Article13
My oldest turned 13 recently. There have been clues leading up to this, clues that a teenager was about to arrive. He's been taller than me for a while, but he recently sprouted up even more. His...
View ArticleNew generation
You know those people that will pretend they aren't jealous, that’s not me. I'm going to be up front today and tell you I'm jealous of this new generation of girls growing up right now. Girls now are...
View Article13
In August my oldest turned 13, and wow. I cannot accurately describe a 13 year old boy except, WOW. I hesitated for so long to write this because I'm aware some day he will stumble on this blog and...
View ArticleA few of my favorite things
I wanted to do a post of my favorite little items that I carry around, in case you are in need of stocking stuffers for your friends and family.Read More
View ArticleRoad blocks
I had an interesting experience recently. As you all know here, because I'm a broken record, I suffer from seasonal depression. For some annoying reason from about October - March I do my damndest to...
View ArticleLocked doors
Yesterday, when I got home from my first job around 5:42am the house was dark. This isn't normal. Brandons alarm goes off at 5:20am, and he's supposed to be downstairs starting to help unload the...
View Article13
My oldest turned 13 recently. There have been clues leading up to this, clues that a teenager was about to arrive. He's been taller than me for a while, but he recently sprouted up even more. His...
View ArticleNew generation
You know those people that will pretend they aren't jealous, that’s not me. I'm going to be up front today and tell you I'm jealous of this new generation of girls growing up right now.Read More
View ArticleThe one where Shannon writes again, about death and tattoos
This post is going to take a minute to get to the point, but it's been a while since I've written, so I imagine it will take a while for me to find my groove again.Read More
View ArticleMental illness is not a secret
If you've read this blog for any amount of time you know I've spent years suffering with mental disease. A lot of people love to say that my dads suicde made me act out as a kid. The truth of the...
View ArticleHow to embarrass yourself in one quick doctors visit
Possible funny TMI alert: So I've held off posting about my most recent doctors visit because no matter how much I know it's not, it still feels weird and TMI. I recently visited my orthopedic doctor...
View ArticleHow I accidentally became a vegan
Did I ever tell you guys I became vegan on accident? I’ve been a vegetarian for many years. It started when I was around thirteen. I became a vegetarian because of hot dogs and fish. That’s a story...
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