The Nerdy Unicorn

I recently came across a blog post by a fellow Mom. She talked about things that people just don't understand unless they are Moms. And...

My son turned 9 this month. And for his birthday, he decided that a Plants vs Zombies party theme was what he wanted. Of course we were 2 we...

Have you ever noticed that there are some kids who just refuse to eat something if it does not look appealing to them? Doesn't matter wh...

Going to a low sodium diet has been an eye opening experience to say the least. It was very stressful in the beginning. Looking at all the l...

Tonight I write of a frightening event that I found out about today. A boy in my sons class brought a knife to school. Second grade. Little ...

Today is that one day a year, dedicated to honoring and loving the "Mother's" in our life. A day when we remember and are reme...

Last weekend, I had thought up some great things we could do to fill up the spring break week. My kids and husband were all out of school. B...

There's something about those moments that you see happening in slow motion, but are unable to stop that make it all seem surreal...

I sit here, in extremely high spirits. I cannot tell you what a day it has been. I woke up feeling that no matter what happened, it would al...

Three days into the new year. A year that I was worried about before today's incident. I am already feeling dread towards the rest of wh...

What have I done? I have raised a nine year old geek! And I'm so proud of myself!!! Okay, but seriously... My oldest turned NINE YEARS O...

Hurricane Harvey brought more than just torrential rains, deadly flooding and loss of personal possessions. For me in particular, it brought...

We have had a wonderful summer. Hard to believe it's coming to an end already. Monday is when my kids head back to school. With that bei...

I have been happily divorced for quite some time now. For about 7 ½ years, I battled depression during the physical, mental and verbal abu...

Today was the day. The day my younger son went under for a procedure meant to save his hearing. About a month or so ago, we took him in for...

Mother's Day is almost upon us. It is that one day every year that is dedicated to showing our love and affection for our moms. Typical ...

See what I did there? If you didn't, that's okay. Not everyone speaks geek.  Star Wars Day is on May 4th. Its May the Fourth (be w...