Life With Ladybug

By Shannon Magsam I had lunch last week with my first husband. We sat in a booth at Chick-fil-A and talked about how much time had passed since we last saw each other. We reminisced […]

By Shannon Magsam At the library the other day, I was looking for an article in Time Magaine about only children (since I’ve got one, I’m always drawn to conversations on the topic) when the […]

By Shannon Magsam My frequent trips to Dr. Google’s private office started when I was pregnant with Ladybug. I could visit him day or night, no restrictions. Most often I chose the middle of the […]

By Shannon Magsam It was a red-letter day. “Today was great,” Ladybug gushed recently. “I got extra chocolate and a job!” We had been to Target (where my treats were popcorn and a Dr. Pepper) […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama In scary movies, one of the torture devices is bamboo shoots under the fingernails, right? Well, we had our own version of this at our house last week. Except it […]

By Shannon Magsam I did something really weird this morning: borrowed my daughter’s deodorant. Did you hear the faint screams as you were pouring your breakfast cereal? Yeah, that was me. After I realized my […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama Lately I’m feeling wobbly. I’m being productive, but in the in-between times (I consciously imagine myself taking a smoke break sometimes, though I’ve never smoked a day in my life) […]

By Shannon Magsam My allergies are going a little crazy and Ladybug is following suit. Yesterday morning she woke up and said her throat was on fire and she had a tummy ache. I debated […]