Happy Early Father’s Day!
We won’t be able to celebrate Father’s Day with Jim on Sunday because the kids and I are headed on a week-long beach vacation that day. After all, what better… Read more »
Category: Family Life
Signs of Toddlerdom
A gnawed-upon foam letter left on the bathroom floor.
Grandparent Swap
Jim and I spent the past weekend here: Nice, huh? My family has been coming here since long before I was born. It’s private and quiet, and at night you… Read more »
On the Brink
This is me. It is July 2001 and I am 22. I have recently graduated from college, ready to join the “real” world. But first, I think I’ll stop and… Read more »
Happy Mother’s Day (my minions)!
Happy Mother’s Day to anyone and everyone who has ever mothered someone -sons, daughters, nieces, grandchildren, neighbors, cats, dogs, fish, or fowl. ________________________________________ A conversation with 6yo in the parking… Read more »
The Last Nursing of My Last Baby
(Sappy Post Alert! I usually try to keep things light-hearted and fun, but not this evening. Sorry) This evening, I nursed my baby boy for the final time. I’ve thought… Read more »
Trying to Explain Holy Week to My Child
My family and I are regular church attendees. Granted, I get paid to go to church, but even if I didn’t we’d probably be there all the time anyway. When… Read more »
Morning Mommy Blunder
This morning, my natural inclination to be a control freak overruled my desire for my daughter to learn to make her own decisions. Here’s how it went down: 6yo: (carrying… Read more »
I’m So Not Crafty, and It’s OK
I am not a crafty mom. It’s not because I can’t be crafty, it’s because I just don’t like doing crafts. Yeah right, you’re probably thinking, she’s probably lousy at… Read more »
How (I Think) We’ll Survive Daylight Savings Time
I love Daylight savings time when it’s in the fall. It used to fall on the weekend of my birthday, which was extra awesome. Now, it falls a week later… Read more »