Resolutions. Ugh, it’s that time of year again. Every year I try to make a few resolutions; every year I keep essentially none. Not because I can’t commit, but usually because I don’t have time to fit whatever my resolutions are into my schedule. Yeah, yeah, I know, I need to “make time for …
Liebster Award? You’re probably wondering what that is. We’ll get to that. But first, a huge thank you to Ashley B, who blogs at Live Whilst You’re Alive, for nominating me for this award that helps discover new bloggers. The Liebster Award is given to bloggers from bloggers. It originated in Germany, and the word …
Last-minute Halloween costumes are a reality sometimes even though Halloween rolls around the same date every year. I remember when I was in grad school, I was supposed to be out of town the day my friend was hosting a Halloween party. But I ended up being in town, costumeless, just hours before the party. …
You may have read my post-vacation summary last summer, Vacation with Boys: What I (re-)learned. Here we are again, after another family vacation . . . where I re-learned again things that I should have known to expect as a M.O.B. (Mother of Boys). For Part 4 of 4 in my Disney Family Vacation …
For part 3 in my Disney Family Vacation series, I’m going to tell it like it is. Don’t get me wrong – everything I said in the first two posts (“Disney Vacation: My top tips for your Disney Family Vacation” and “Disney Vacation Secrets Revealed – 10 things that surprised me”) is true. But taking …
Disney Vacation Secrets Revealed: 10 things that surprised me As you know from my prior post, “Disney Family Vacation: My top tips for your Disney Family Vacation,” we just returned from our first Disney Vacation as a family of five. Even with all my list-making and pre-planning, there were some “secrets” I learned while at …
Disney Vacation: My top tips for your Disney Family Vacation (Part 1 of a 4-part Disney Vacation series!) Mid-April 2017. Perfect time for a Disney Vacation, right? We thought so. But so did millions of other people. (OK, maybe not millions, but you get my point.) The good news is that we survived, and despite …
A snow day? If you’re anywhere in the Northeast US right now, then YES! Some snow days are perfect for going outside to make snowmen, go sledding, catch snowflakes on your tongue. But if you’re having the kind of snow day with brutal wind and poor visibility keeping you and the kids indoors — in …
Zombies are popular these days. I’m pretty sure I never knew anything about them when I was a kid. But, according to my boys, they inhabited this Earth even before dinosaurs. I have so much to learn. 🙂 #mobtruths #boymom #parenting #evolution #raisingboys Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above …
What I wouldn’t give to have a bathroom clean enough for a potty puppet show . . . #motherofboys #mobtruths #raisingsons #raisingboys #boymom Fellow Mothers of Boys, how many times a week does your toilet need to be cleaned? Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” …
