Am I Mom Enough?
THESE are the moments I need to remember. No, this isn’t another mom blog tirade on the recent boobirific Time magazine cover. There are plenty of good ones out there, though. This is a...
View ArticleUnwanted: The Cruelest Joke of Choosing to Stay Home
I’m not sure who was more excited about the Summer Reading Program Pajama Party at our local library, me or my three year old. (Ok, probably me.) After all, this was the stuff of working mom fantasies,...
View ArticleRecipe: Sweet Potato Muffins
Recipes aren’t something I plan on sharing regularly (because there are so many great recipe blogs out there), but sometimes I come across one that’s just too good to keep to myself. The muffin recipe...
View ArticleTips for Taking Your Toddler to Work
Every great once in a while, it happens. You have an important client meeting, one that you’d rather not reschedule, and your childcare plans fall through. Now what? You could call and beg and plead...
View ArticleGame on. She’s escaping the crib.
You think you can contain me? Game on. And that scrape on my nose? You should have seen the other kid! At 15 months old, my youngest escaped from her crib for the first time. I heard her crying...
View ArticleYou want to be a big girl? Wish granted.
Don’t you wish parenting came with one of these? (image from turbosquid.com) Just a couple of days ago, I was freaking out that my 17 month old is already escaping from her crib. Like always, I took...
View ArticleCount your blessings. Each cry. Each scream. Each breath.
As mothers, we’ve all been here. But what we wouldn’t give to be here again if we should ever lose our child. (image from: amanbirthservices.com) It’s 3 a.m. Do you know where your children are? Mine...
View ArticleFacebook at 1 a.m.
There’s nothing like Facebook (and a pumpkin muffin from Panera), to distract you while your toddler is crying it out in her room at 1 a.m. (She’s fine, just mad I won’t give her milk.) Here’s a little...
View ArticleYou. Have. No. Idea. A Cautionary Tale for New/Future Parents
She looked so sweet, and smelled so…bad. My sweet toddler has been sick for four days now. And if you’re squeamish, you may not want to read any further. But if you’re a new parent, or considering...
View ArticleA Simple Toddler Prayer for an El-Cheapo Swingset
My sweet toddler perched on her own swingset in her own backyard. My favorite part about tucking my toddler in each night (other than disciplining her multiple times for running out of her bedroom) is...
View ArticleGame on. She’s escaping the crib.
You think you can contain me? Game on. And that scrape on my nose? You should have seen the other kid! At 15 months old, my youngest escaped from her crib for the first time. I heard her crying...
View ArticleYou want to be a big girl? Wish granted.
Don’t you wish parenting came with one of these? (image from turbosquid.com) Just a couple of days ago, I was freaking out that my 17 month old is already escaping from her crib. Like always, I took...
View ArticleCount your blessings. Each cry. Each scream. Each breath.
As mothers, we’ve all been here. But what we wouldn’t give to be here again if we should ever lose our child. (image from: amanbirthservices.com) It’s 3 a.m. Do you know where your children are? Mine...
View ArticleFacebook at 1 a.m.
There’s nothing like Facebook (and a pumpkin muffin from Panera), to distract you while your toddler is crying it out in her room at 1 a.m. (She’s fine, just mad I won’t give her milk.) Here’s a little...
View ArticleYou. Have. No. Idea. A Cautionary Tale for New/Future Parents
She looked so sweet, and smelled so…bad. My sweet toddler has been sick for four days now. And if you’re squeamish, you may not want to read any further. But if you’re a new parent, or considering...
View ArticleA Simple Toddler Prayer for an El-Cheapo Swingset
My sweet toddler perched on her own swingset in her own backyard. My favorite part about tucking my toddler in each night (other than disciplining her multiple times for running out of her bedroom) is...
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