Mommy Musings

A few months ago I wrote this post about my friend Christophe.  He suffers from an extremely rare disease that consumes his whole life.  Any lesser person would give up and just lay in bed all day.  But Christophe has this courage and strength I've never seen before.  He has made a video I want to share with all of you.  Please please take the time to watch it.  I know it will move and inspire you the same way it has me.  Make sure to grab some tissues.

Today marks two months since my poor sweet Mr. B passed away.  Most days I don't let myself think about it {I'll take an ulcer over crying all day every day still}, but today I will.  I'll allow myself to cry and hurt as much as I want.  But I also want to remember him today, all the great times we had, all the silly things he used to do.... The weird places he would sleep How he always fell asleep with his tongue hanging out He always tried to climb on the table outside whenever he had an opportunity He was so laid back and would pretty much let us do anything to him How he was so afraid of storms More weird ways sleeping He CONSTANTLY used to get stuck in this basket His "seductive" pose as we called it Even though he was a dog, his ability to show how much he loved us His laid back nature with the girls How he used to love to lay on the back of the couch...except the time he leaned a little too far and fell right out the window! How he'd let us dress him up

I tried posting these on Instagram and haven't gotten any response:( So I thought I'd put some clothes on here and see if any sold.  All items include shipping {unless it's Canada...then I might have to charge a bit extra..sorry guys}.  Make me an offer if you don't like the price.  Feel free to ask any questions!  If you want something email me at mommymandymusings@yahoo.com !  More items to be listed this weekend...more fall stuff. Old Navy sleeveless top...size s...only worn once...$10 Old Navy top...size XS but fits more like a medium...never worn...$8 Coral colored tunic size s...$7 Blue tunic...size M...$7 Red tank top with gold embellishment on top...size small..$3 Fun summer halter....size small...$3 Fancy maroon strapless shirt...no size but fits like a small...$5 Floral skirt...size M but fits more like a small...$8 Green cargo skirt...size 4...$8 Green bermuda shorts...size 1...$7 White capri pants...size 1...$5 Grey long sweater...size small...$12 Sterling s

I'm so excited to be writing about these two special ladies today.  I've talked about Pam and my mom before, and love being able to share some of their posts with you! My mom blogs over at Between the Two: Living life between two cultures, two homes, two basset hounds and two granddaughters. {first off, how cool is it that my mom blogs?!?!} My mom writes about a myriad of subjects.  She shares her times with my girls , book reviews , tips she's come up with and come across, and just little things she finds along the way and wants to pass on.  If you want to follow along on her journey, make sure to head over to her blog and click the nice little follow button we all love so much:) You can also follow my mom on Twitter and Pinterest .  I'll be making a Facebook page for her soon as well, so make sure to check back for that! I'm sure most of you already know the fabulous Pam...writer of the popular Our Love Nest.  Pam is a Jersey girl like me, and other than

I don't do well with change. I never have, and it's not getting any better as I get older.   I like things to stay the way they are.   And I REALLY don’t like when things change right out of the blue.   I need a little warning first to better prepare myself. Now I know what you’re thinking…that’s not going to happen most of the time.   Life is big on knocking us down and blind-siding use right when we least expect it.   I really wish I was a more flexible, go-with-the-flow kinda girl…and while I’m working on that, I’m still a long-way off. In the meantime, I’ve been thinking of ways to try and deal with change better {since life seems to be giving us more than our fair share these days}.   My first instinct was to get a free psychic chat or psychic readings.   It’s not something I’ve ever done, but I thought that maybe it would help if I had some sort of warning as to major things that might happen to me in the future. I also tend to visualize lots of worse case scenarios these

Yesterday was one of those really simple, but really good days, and I just had to take the time to acknowledge it.  We all got up at our usual time of 6:00 these days and got everyone ready.  Skip took Emmy to school and then came to home to pack up Charlie and head west to spend the day with his parents.  So where does this leave me? Alone.  You hear that...the sound of silence?  Alone for 4 glorious hours.  No kids, no husband...I cannot even remember the last time that happened.  I didn't know where to begin!! I decided to make it a fun morning for me.  So I went to the gym and treated myself to a fountain Diet Coke {my most favorite thing in the world} afterwards. I went tanning and came home and did my nails.  Then I took a long leisurely shower, got dressed, and did my hair and make-up {all you moms know what a luxury this is!} All relaxed I went and picked up Emmy and headed over to my bestie's house for a little girls lunch.  Emmy was sooo good and we all had a great ti

Emmy gets a horse...and Charlie too!