by Janice Watkins Nice n’ Easy for Women, Reminex Hair Vitamin, Hair Touch-Up Stick – all things that I never thought that I would be perusing in a hidden aisle of a local pharmacy, just one week after my 29th birthday. The culprit of my gray hair woes: the pie man. What is the pie man, … Continue Reading
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by Janice Watkins Yes, I am alive. Wait, was that a premature answer to a belief that there were followers that had fallen into a dark abyss left gaping by the temporary absence of this blog? #InMyWildestDreams. What should I explain first? My absence? Or my newfound adoration of hashtagging anything and everything? #BearWithMe First, … Continue Reading
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by Janice Watkins Gabe has been telling everyone I am a criminal. To understand the context, let me rewind three months ago to the beginning of the school year. It was the first week of school and Gabe, Eden and I were in a frantic search for a gas station on the way home, with … Continue Reading
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[ Janice Watkins | Oct. 2011 ] “The Talk”: two words that send most parents into a tailspin. The “birds and the bees” sent my mom into near vomiting convulsions, which is why we had the talk when I informed her I was pregnant my first semester of college. “So, I used the insurance card … Continue Reading
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I’m having that nightmare again. The one where the ducky potty-chair won’t stop singing that silly diddy that is triggered when urine hits the bowl. It keeps dancing around my head and is soon joined by a chorus line of singing poos, wearing top hats and bow ties. I stir and find myself back in … Continue Reading
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You may have been wondering about the vacancy that I left in the space of this very blog for several months. Well, it was because I was in rehab. Not the “Hello, my name is Janice and I huff computer spray cleaner/pick up male prostitutes in addition to my husband/drink vodka with my coffee” type … Continue Reading
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Marriage is hard. With two children, spaced nearly a decade apart, it is even harder. With two children spaced a decade apart and a husband that is nearly clueless when it comes to all things romance, things are even that much harder. Both of us stumble around in a haze of stupidity half the day, … Continue Reading
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I am one tough cookie. I don’t just say this lightly. I have gone through natural childbirth, twice. I have sprained, twisted, popped (everything except flat-out broken) nearly every bone in both feet, on at least more than two occasions. I signed myself out of the hospital three hours after having an organ removed. I … Continue Reading
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by Janice Watkins | Bad Mommy Confessions All I wanted when I heard the words, “…and there’s the vagina” over two years ago in a dimly lit hospital room as the sonogram technician rolled the goo over my bulging belly, was a princess. In anticipation of the arrival of what we now know is Eden … Continue Reading
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Even though it’s t-minus twelve days until I turn the calendar on another year in the old age book, today is the day that I feel officially old. It all started with one bad mommy decision for the books and ended with a hand-written secret from my almost ten-year old on a hot pink sticky … Continue Reading
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Danielle, age 16
Meet Danielle! She enjoys playing basketball and horseback riding. She would like to be a veterinarian when she grows up. Danielle would do best in a home with structure and consistency. Her forever family will need to be willing to commit to caring for her long term. Danielle would like a forever family that is active and likes spending time outdoors. Danielle would do best in a home with clearly defined rules and consequences.
To learn more about adoption visit adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Danielle’s case number is CH-5009.
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