Hello gentle readers! It seems that I (Veronica) have stepped away from the blog and Craig has taken over, but that’s just because I’ve been a little burnt out with writing. See, I write daily at my job and while I love it, I’m not exactly in the mood to continue typing away when I get home….
Category: Toddler
Playing in the past
When I was 5-years-old I lived across the street from a family very similar and yet very different from my own. They had a daughter named Ashley who was my age. We played together almost everyday. I loved going to her house. It was so different. Ashley had blonde hair. Ashley’s mother had blonde hair…
Burning Washington
Two weeks ago the sky was orange. The sky was orange and the sun was a ball of red fire. Smoke drifted across the Evergreen state bringing ash and the smell of woodsmoke. Temperatures were rising and the warm days combined with the thick smoke from Washington wildfires let everyone know that the state was on fire….
An Ode to Single Parents
Veronica and I like to joke about how we are single parents most of the time. I work a swing shift, meaning I take care of Catarina from 8:30 a.m. until the babysitter shows up at 3:30 p.m. Veronica then takes over from 5:30 p.m. to bedtime and then is back on it at 5…
A tiny person lives here
Just some pictures to prove we live with a tiny person. This tiny person likes to stuff blueberries in her mouth. She likes to hug Molly. She likes to lay down with her cheek on your cheek and go to sleep. (It’s cute, but it is not comfortable or sweet at 5 a.m.) She likes to…
Flying with a toddler
As some of you may know, Catarina and I recently took a short trip to Odessa, Texas, to see my sister Tori graduate from University of Texas-Permian Basin. Our trek took us nearly 2,000 miles by way of plane. We flew Southwest Airlines so we had one layover in Las Vegas each way. I have a…
