Happy Birthday, Mr. Mouse. We love you so much. … [Read more...]
Blissdom13 Recap
If you've been stalking my blog or Facebook for the past weekend you'll have noticed it's been super quiet. If you've been stalking my Twitter or Instagram feed for the past weekend you'll have … [Read more...]
4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt – 2013
I have been writing about my 'mom group' and our annual Easter egg hunt for four years now. Count 'em: 2010, 2011, 2012 ... and now. Honestly? I don't know why I write a single word in these posts … [Read more...]
Consignment sale shopping – Spring haul
I meant to make this a super cool post ... lot's of photos, everything itemized by price, etc. And then ... life happened. I got back from my local consignment sale this past Saturday evening and … [Read more...]
Blissdom 2013 – I’m going, y’all!
The 2013 conference season is already in full swing, and while I'm lamenting not being present at some of the meetings that have already taken place, I am SUPER excited to announce I will be attending … [Read more...]
Traveling to Paris, a series
The following are excerpts from a mini-blog I wrote after the husband and I took a trip to Paris in 2008. I am merging it over to this blog mostly because I want to keep a record of it somewhere I … [Read more...]
2nd Birthday Planning
I've been putting this post off for a few weeks now ... if I write it, it makes it 'real', right? :sigh: The Froggy turns 2 in just over a month - and I'm determined to give him a good party this … [Read more...]
A Christmas recap
There are 145 photos in my 'Christmas 2012' Flickr folder. I swear, I'm not going to subject you to all of them. But we had such a great time, and I love Christmas at 'home' so much, it's hard. So, … [Read more...]
Yesterday.
I woke up this morning, eyes puffy behind my glasses, and felt this incredible need to write. To get some of my feelings, and thoughts, and memories down into this digital journal ... so please bear … [Read more...]
Merry Effing Christmas
Behold - the Tottums' 2012 Christmas card**: keepin' it real, y'all. ** This card went out to all of our FRIENDS. We're not stupid enough to send something like this out to certain family … [Read more...]
Small Business Saturday 2012!
I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving break! We've already done the big Turkey Day {and stuffed ourselves silly, and Black Friday {and shopped at obscene hours of the day}, now it's time for … [Read more...]
Christmas Lists – 2012
Once again, I have disrespected the turkey. And once again, I don't give a damn. Look, Tottums likes to make lists - and shopping for kids toys is SO MUCH FUN. Making lists of them? Kinda like my … [Read more...]
Election Day 2012 – Let’s do this people
THANK GOD IT'S FINALLY HERE. Can we all just please go out and vote and be done with it, already? PLEASE. I know this is important stuff, I do, so please go VOTE today. But can we all just agree that … [Read more...]
Halloween 2012
Folks, it's been a crazy week here in the Tottums household. And by 'crazy', I mean a 'geez I feel like crap, I can't wait to get home and throw the kids in bed so I can down some Nyquil and pass out … [Read more...]








