Making Masks and Missing My Mom
My mother was an amazing seamstress. I spent hours next to her as she sewed Halloween Costumes, hemmed pants, and mended curtains. I mostly played with the buttons in her… Read more »
Category: Motherhood
Back to School!
Summer comes to an end tomorrow, and it’s ok. As a teacher, I’m blessed to be able to live the best of both worlds: time at home with my kids… Read more »
The “Lie-Down”: A Nap-time Solution
The other day, I was talking with a friend who has a toddler and I shared with him this parenting trick that has worked for all my children when it… Read more »
The Blessing of May Chaos
It’s May again! For us, that means concert season, field trips, soccer, baseball, dance recitals, gymnastics, Mother’s Day, spring weddings, and end-of-the-school-year celebrations. Every May is crazy for us, and… Read more »
No, YOU Pick It UP!!!
Yesterday, I discovered a parenting hack that worked so well I thought I would share it. You may have already done this yourself, but I had never thought of it,… Read more »
Fan Club
As soon as 6yo got in the car yesterday, I asked him how his third day of school was. 6yo: “Awesome! Jerry, Lucas, and I are going to start a… Read more »
Back to School Time!
This week, we all went back to school: pre-school, first grade, seventh grade. I even celebrated my 35th first day of school. Everyone had a great day, from what I… Read more »
Another Year Older
In her own quiet way, 11yo became 12yo over the weekend with a small party with family and friends. I remember when she was little, we threw elaborate parties with… Read more »
Summer Boredom
My kids get two hours of screen time each day during the summer: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Shortly after they run out of screen time,… Read more »
So much cake!
For my grandmother’s upcoming birthday party, our family was given the task of providing the birthday cake. Normally, I would order a cake from our favorite bakery then talk my… Read more »