This is Everything You Never Wanted to Know.

This is the child that's going to give me gray hair and wrinkles.

This is the child that turns 7 years old tomorrow.

One moment he's sweet and adorable, organizing the toiletries in my bathroom.
The next minute he's screaming he hates us all.




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This is the 100-year-old family recipe caramel cake that I begged my mom to make for the above child's birthday.

A recipe that my sweet grandmother threatened bodily harm if anyone in the family shared it with others.

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This is the son who proclaimed that yesterday's haircut was a disaster.
He hates it and thinks he looks awful.

The same son who asked me to help him remember to practice his trombone and brush his teeth.
And then when I do remind him to do these things, he tells me I'm bossy and pushy.


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This is the husband who perplexes me.

Who never reads my blog.

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And this, heaven help me, is me, fresh out of bed in the morning.
raw and uncensored thanks to Mama Dawg.

And this is something I just thought I'd throw in because I'm hungry, and they look good.