pink is my favorite color

i've come to realize something over the past week or so...apparently being a mom for 12+ years pretty much makes your pre~mom topics of conversation null and void. everytime i try to write something here i end up deleting more than is actually written because it seems everything is somehow tied to my beautiful children. so, to that end...i will now be including "child talk" in my blog and i hope you will understand why. being a mom is such a part of me that it is inescapable. and that's ok. i promise to still include glimpses of the girl who used to be able to eat a big mac, large fry, chocolate shake, cheeseburger happy meal, 6 piece nugget and apple pie all in one sitting without gaining so much as an ounce, for she is still there...just hiding behind some baby fat and a stretch mark or two...LOL