Don’t look for Pinterest type marshmallow fluff on Sarah Fader’s blog Old School Mom/New School Mom. She tells it like it is. Which is why her HuffPost Article – Three-Year Olds are A**holes went viral with (as of today) almost 60K shares on Facebook. It’s a highly relatable piece toContinue Reading
So…a few months back, the lawsuit for the accident finally got settled. The payout was not huge, but it did allow us to pay off some bills, put some money away for education for the kids and retirement for us – and a little left over. After some discussion, hubsContinue Reading
I’ve done a guest post at the new 4TheLoveofMommy site today. Pop on over and take a look! Image Credit: (Edited) hyena reality / freedigitalphotos.net Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and Bloglovin Live by SurpriseWant Live By Surprise in your inbox? Click here to join our mailing list or follow Live by Surprise on Twitter,Continue Reading
I am, yet again, shaking with rage. It happens every so often, and the trigger is generally the same. If you’ve been regularly reading my blog, I’d hazard you can guess who it is. I’m trying. I’m trying so very hard to make everything simple. I break down every transaction,Continue Reading
Today was an exciting day for me. My son, who is now almost 11 months old, has crawled for the first time. He’s a bit of a mover and shaker. He couldn’t wait to figure the whole “crawling” thing out, and has actually been locomoting by rolling around on theContinue Reading
You may recall earlier this month I did a blog review on some of my new favourite Mommy Bloggers. If you missed it, look here: Blogger Reviews Part Deux – Mommy Bloggers! Jessica Terry from 4 the Love of Mommy has graciously agreed to write a guest post. I am sureContinue Reading
A few days ago, Flower’s preschool had a tea in advance of Mother’s Day. One of the boys there, in Flower’s class, I had just learned was destined to “marry” Flower (according to his mother). I was a bit surprised. I was aware that she’s played with this particular littleContinue Reading
I think everyone has their own little bucket lists of places they’d like to see at some point in their life. I’ve crossed more than a few off over the years. I’ve seen the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre in Paris. I’ve seen the Coliseum in Rome. I’ve visited Pompeii.Continue Reading
Those of you who have been reading my blog know that I’ve been in a bad car accident. My leg was broken rather severely. My femur was split in two—I have a big metal rod inside it now that knit it back together. My knee cap was broken into fiveContinue Reading
