I'm going to try something for a minute. I'm going celebrate my little life. I'm going to be proud of trying to be a good mother. Trying to be a good housekeeper, a good wife, a good PTA president, a good member of my community, a good writer, a good daughter, sister, … [Read more...]
Being a Stay-at-Home Mom Is a Luxury…For Your Kids (A Dad’s Response)
Luxury? Ha! The working spouse is hardly putting his feet up, watching the game and drinking a beer with his buddies. Neither is the stay-at-home parent. The only luxury of having a stay-at-home-mom is felt by the children. And that's how it should be. One dad responds to the … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Back to the Beginning
This is my first picture of Kyle. I published the very first post on this blog on September 18, 2004. To mark its tenth birthday, I'm sharing a favorite old post every day, here and/or on social media. It's kind of fun to click on a random month in my 120-month archive (to the … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: First Day of School 2014
An InLinkz Link-up … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Starting the New School Year Off on the Right Foot
School starts for my children next Wednesday, so this is the last week of summer vacation for us! It definitely went by too quickly this year, and I'm in full on back to school mode: gathering new supplies, transitioning the kids to earlier bedtimes, and meditating (that one is … [Read more...]