Parenting in a Scary World Open the door. Say “I love you.” Go. The world is a bit of a scary place these days. I’m not sure if it’s scarier than when our parents were kids or when we were kids, or if it just seems so because of the constant newsfeeds available and the …
Ever wonder if a full roll of toilet paper would fit in your toilet? I know the answer.
Boys and messes go hand in hand. This one made me laugh. Look, Mom! It’s amazing how fast kids can get things done when they set their minds to it. Like cleaning their room? No, not like that at all. Like doing homework? Nope, not in my house. More like dumping out an entire bin of …
After a long, busy summer day
Tired out after a long, busy summer day? Enjoy a few minutes of peace when the kids zonk out in the car. Find every drive-through fast food restaurant or coffee shop you can — anything to avoid putting the car in park, which inevitably wakes up my kids every time. Disclosure of Material Connection: Some …
Get Messy for Summer Fun with Boys
SuperMOB, Supporter of Mess: 5 Summer Fun Activities for Kids Hey, Mothers of Boys!!! Looking for summer fun for kids? Let them get messy with a “Sensory Safari!” We’ve already established that boys and messes go together. You know those days when they’re so covered in dirt that you just want to hose them down before …
Overreacting to my sons’ reaction
Today, on a normal drive with R and E, a little birdie’s world changed, and I got a lesson in perspective. The birdie swooped and swerved to avoid an oncoming car and unfortunately flew straight at my hood. I tried to stop, I tried to steer away, but I hit the poor little birdie. I …
New season, new flair
New season, new flair. Let’s see how long it lasts. Note the foreboding bowl of sticky, milk-laden cereal just inches away. Will it be this placemat’s demise? Or maybe it will be a chocolate ice cream stain? More likely something else I haven’t even imagined yet . . . but whatever it is, it will happen soon. …
Father’s Day: Ode to a Half-assed Husband*
Father’s Day is here again. I admit I have now once seen B close a drawer, but other than that, this is still worth re-posting from last year Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures out there, half-assed or whole! We nicknamed my husband “Half-assed Brad,” And as it turns out, he’s …
Growing -something- gracefully
Today was my birthday. I’ve always loved my birthday! Just once a year, a day to reflect on ME! I was thinking about it as I stepped into the bathroom this morning to shower, and suddenly something tickled my nose. Was it . . . a nose hair? Oh my goodness. A long …
Getting a grip
I’ve always been emotional, but since having kids, the smartest investment I could have (should have) made is in waterproof mascara. If you’re like me and you tear up more than ever at the littlest things, here are 8 situations that will jolt you out of letting the teary floodgates open. Worked for me when I needed …
So thankful for the You’re Welcome
(Spoiler alert: Perhaps I’m overdramatic at times, but please don’t ever tell my husband I admit that.) This is the welcome mat that R, my oldest son, crafted out of paper, tape and magic markers this morning, and which he neatly placed at the entrance to his bedroom. Welcome. A simple word. Such an …
