NathanRising

Texting while driving. Most of us have done it at least once. Many of us do it all the time. I admit, I am just as guilty as the next person. Yes, I have texted and driven before. Even though I very rarely texted while driving, the fact remains that I have done it. I thought that I had it all under control. But I watched a show on Oprah yesterday with information that totally changed my perspective.  The stories o...

Remember yesterday how I posted that the weather was forecasted to bring some dearly-missed snow to the state of Tennessee? (Click here to read about it). Well, guess what? IT HAS BEGUN. As of 7:00 this evening. So far, grassy surfaces have about an inch or so, and the snow has started laying on the roads. Totally cool. Well, unless you live up north.  Then you probably think it's really silly to get all e...

As of next week, my little baby will no longer be considered an infant. Now, it's life with a ONE YEAR OLD. And it can be really frustrating, I think mostly because Nathan has all these emotions and feelings but he has no way to communicate them. One minute, he's my sweet little guy... all smiles and dripping drool. The very next minute, he's like an animal... howling, screeching, pinching, smacking, and...

Nathan had his first bath the other day! Ok, before you start wondering if we've ever bathed our kid, Paul always just took him in the shower with him and just bathed him in there. It was fast. It was simple. It was less messy. And Nathan really enjoyed it. So the whole reason we had to give him an actual bath was because Nathan (believe it or not!) actually SLEPT during his nap. He didn't keep himself awake by ...