Showing posts with label Stepmom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stepmom. Show all posts

Saturday, March 8, 2014

#100happydays: Moving





Those of you who have known me a long time, know I've always been a gypsy of sorts. In the last ten years I've lived in three states and seven cities. I never stayed one place to long. That is until I met them. Now moving makes me super anxious. I worry about the girls making friends, getting cultured, growing up to fast. I stress over all the details that never mattered in my bachelorette-hood. But now they do matter, because I have two beautiful, brave, smart girls who depend on their daddy and I to make the best decisions for them. And, you guys, sometimes that's scary and hard. So I brought them to their new "home" this weekend. Anxiety was high. I was scared to death that they would hate it. I was scared of so many things. But they love it. Even when, in typical Seattle fashion, it's pouring down rain. So my #100daysofhappy is happiness in the rain. Gum walls, aquariums, markets, and family are awesome whether it's raining or not. And if the girls love it here when it's pouring, I know they'll love it even more when it's not, and that is something to smile about.

Friday, March 7, 2014

#100happydays: Playing Together


Being stepmom to two beautiful human girls and momma to one beautiful pooch us hard work. Sometimes it makes me want to dig a hole all the way to Australia and disappear into the outback. Other days my heart is full of so much love and appreciation for them that I think it could burst. And sometimes, like when the three of them are playing and having fun with one another, I'm filled with happiness and gratitude. That they can be innocent, fearless, smart, and full of so much laughter. I love it. Every second of all of it. Even the seconds when I want to dig a hole to Australia.