off-island mommy

Off-island family is in transition to off-island mommy.

i really do easily forget how old i am.  no overt celebrations this year, just glad i made it.  this view always helps.

raising6 kids, 5 of em here from scratch is an adventure.  Why from scratch?  My husband's 4 priors never had a proper upbringing. They ...

really tough for me to ever complain about my college kid, except that he barely calls me and doesn't make me feel like his mom. good to...

a lot has happened this week. the husband has ditched his chef life to work in manufacturing for a coffee company.  that means he gets a day...

there are far too many tales that have gone untold in chronicling the life of raising my pack of six. granted, I don't do it alone. t...

my terrificly-two-year-old mua (make-up artist) has a new shennanigan: she's discovered my makeup drawer. for months now she's gotte...

the daunting task of parenting is always inherently new - that someone would know exactly what to do while raising their kid(s) is hardly an...

we just celebrated my forever-baby's 2nd birthday and after hours lamenting the details of her birthday party i was oh-so-pleased with t...

yet another milestone reached as we celebrated my baby girls first birthday here at home. i delight in her enjoying the beach, the warm weat...