Balent Times

I just dropped Currier and Rya off for their first day of school.  On the way to school, Currier gave Rya the same pep talk that I gave him ...

Yesterday was my last day as a stay-at-home-mom.  I start my new job next week so the kids will be attending school full-time Monday-Friday....

I worked my final shift at O'Brion's Irish Pub this past Tuesday.  If you haven't been keeping up on facebook, I got a full time...

The Melissa Bath Essence from Swiss Just is like taking a bath in warm holy water.  I'm not sure of the exact properties of this stuff...

Rya is so ready to be potty trained, if only she'd talk we'd have better luck at ditching the diapers for good.

On Saturday afternoon we headed downtown to the South East Wildlife Expo.  In addition to feeding and petting all sorts of wild animals, I s...

Saturday morning ended Daniel Island Flag Football season... Thank God, we can sleep in on Saturdays now!  Currier got a medal and couldn...

Trent and I took a cooking class at Coastal Cupboard for our date night on Friday.  We learned how to make Shrimp and Grits 3 ways: BLT Shri...

Trent's Christmas bonus was an all inclusive weekend trip for two to Vegas.  Trent's sister Carrie came down from Tennessee to allow...

We dropped Lizzy and Ava off this morning to be spayed and after their operations they will be placed on the adoption floor at the Charlesto...

Over the weekend I had the privilege to take Master Spin Instructor Josh Taylor's epic 2 hour Animal Ride where we rode our bikes throu...

We've been Lizzy and Ava's foster family for one week now.  We've had several inquiries about adoption but no serious takers.  W...

The temps hit the 70's over the weekend so we spent as much time as possible outdoors enjoying this glimpse of spring weather.  We spen...

Last night "The Girls" and I got together for another fun evening at Bottles and Brushes for some drinking, painting and laughing....