Blue Couch Confessions…over at Mom Colored Glasses!
So…somehow my latest Blue Couch Confession ended up being appropriate for the end of our “Back to School” series over at Mom Colored Glasses. I …
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Five Minute Friday: Expectation
Today I am linking up with The Gypsy Mama for Five Minute Friday to talk about “Expectation”. My job? Write for five minutes…no editing, no over thinking, …
One Thousand Gifts…on Mother’s Day…
By the time we got the kids to bed last night, I was feeling more than a little grumpy. From the gigantic temper tantrum Parker …
empathy in action…with a dose of party planning…
After a week of taking nerve block meds for my shingles, I cut myself off. I was done feeling like everything was softly pinging off …
On good days….
Every once in a while, I get a good day with the kids. I’m not saying that most days are “bad”, but you know what …
see you later, walnut tree…
Yep. The tree is down… Parker looks like he is traumatized about it, but really he was just trying to “look cool” while posing by …
“everything else…”
There are plenty of challenging things about being a mom, but one thing I struggle with on a regular basis is finding the right balance …
Blogging helps me remember…
A couple of weeks ago, I went to talk about blogging to my sister-in-law’s MOPS group in Portage, Michigan. I had started blogging because of …
Milk Jug Bunny Baskets…revisited…
Easter 2008…Madi was three, Parker was one, and Fiona was only a twinkle in my eye. Somehow I tracked down the idea to make Bunny …
and with a spade of snow…
One of my favorite classic movies is White Christmas, which means that sometimes the song lyrics pop into my head at the strangest times. After …
