Finding The Good
So how did you do on the TELL THEM Challenge? If you missed it, there’s still time to do it and read about it {HERE}. Were you able to remember to tell your kidlets the positive things you think about them? Did you tell them anything specific that you loved about them? I found that some of my children… Read More
One of my good friends said to me just the other day, “Staying home with my kids is hard. I feel like there is so much more to me. I’m more than just a house maid.” She’s an awesome woman who stays home for the sake of being there for her boys, even though she could probably be whatever she… Read More
So I know you haven’t been able to sleep at nights for wondering what kinds of birthday cakes I have made over the years . . . well (drum roll, please), wait no longer! Tee hee. Actually, there is a real reason I am showing you my many efforts at birthday-cake-making: Cake-making doesn’t have to be perfect. (Are you seeing… Read More
I don’t want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from… Read More
I think sometimes we forget that being a mom CAN and SHOULD be FUN. Why is that? Is it because of never-ending dishes in the sink, piles of laundry, or a floor that never stays clean (my personal pet peeve)? Yup, I think that’s one reason. But I think there’s more to it than that. I think we often live… Read More
My husband and I are teaching our kidlets to snow ski. A very daunting task, I’m afraid. But we both love skiing, so we are determined to eventually have fun with our children on the slopes–even if it means hating each other first. We don’t have enough extra cash flow to pay for lessons (though I think that would be… Read More
Here’s my big confession: I’m not perfect . . . (yeah, I know you are NOT shocked by this). And I’m not going to pretend to be perfect on this blog either, as you may have already seen. On any given day you could come to my house and find it a complete wreck. And then you may come again… Read More
Awhile ago, when Sweet Tween was about 5 years old, I had an interesting conversation with her. She was telling me all the things she wanted to be when she grew up. They included President of the United States, a Doctor or a Nurse, a Teacher, and a Princess. I asked her, “What about a Mommy too? That’s what I… Read More