February 15th, 2010 
eL. 
Early Valentine’s morning, I awoke to the movement of my covers and a warm body sliding in next to mine. “I’m sleepy, Mama,” my four year old son whispered as he rested his head on my pillow and sandwiched his stuffed puppy between us. I pulled the comforter up to his chin and kissed his [...]
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Tags: Families, single mom, single parent, valentine's day with kids 
5 Comments » February 11th, 2010 eL. 
Recently, I decided to finally loosen the purse strings and buy my son his first “big boy bed.” Not only were his feet beginning to get stuck in the footboard slats, but I also believe he was the only four year old still sleeping in a crib. Quickly, my son noticed that his twin size [...]
Posted in Featured, Raising Boys, Single Moms Tags: beds, big boy bed, boys, man of the house, Raising Boys, single mom 2 Comments » February 9th, 2010 eL. 
I’ll never forget the day of my 20 week ultrasound when I was pregnant with my daughter. My mother held my hand as the doctor pointed out three tiny white dots on the screen and said, “It’s a girl!” If I hadn’t already been lying down, I would’ve fainted. Instead, I cried. These were NOT [...]
Posted in Featured, Raising Girls, Single Moms Tags: fear, it's a girl, parenting girls, princess dresses, ultrasound 2 Comments » February 1st, 2010 eL. 
If you know me well enough, you know that eL. does not do mornings well. In fact, if I could control the universe (which yes, I’m realizing that I cannot do) I would mandate that no one’s day should ever begin prior to 9 am. Anything that happens before 9 am is, in my opinion, [...]
