
More from Tonya
The CDS Found Us
Our family has recently been adopted by a cat. (Yes, that's apparently the correct way to say it.) One day there was no cat, and the next there was a furry little visitor hanging around our house acting like it had always lived here. And yes I did my due-diligence. I've looked on all of the lost and found sites for ou...
Jul 28, 2026
I Think We Have a Cat
I've checked all the lost and found sites, and we are off to the vet this week to make sure this baby isn't micro-chipped. If she's not, I think a cat has adopted our family. Meet Spot, at least that is what my 8 year old says her name is. I've tried a few different names, but I get shut down very quickly. "He...
Jul 27, 2026
What do you mean I have a 6 year old?
My baby turned 6. Six! I know every parent says this, but honestly, all those clichés people throw around when your kids are little, they're annoying because they're true. "The days are long, but the years are short." Yep. Turns out they weren't lying. When your kids are babies, life is so intense that...
May 29, 2026
Can Time Please Calm Down?
It's grad season again, and this year it hits a little bit closer to home as I watch my co-worder go through it with his oldest. HOW. How are they old enough to graduate already? And then my brain immediately goes one step further and betrays me by imagining my own kids graduating someday. Absolutely not. My boys are 8...
May 27, 2026
Cute? Yes. Low Maintenance? Absolutely Not.
People always say cats are low maintenance. Those people are liars. Adorable liars... but liars nonetheless. I'm posting a picture of my sister's two cats, and honestly, just LOOK at them. Tiny little fluffy angels. Sweet innocent faces. Creatures clearly designed by nature to make humans immediately say, "Well I ...
May 26, 2026









