From Trike to Two Wheeler

Snowed In

When I first heard the prediction for the recent snowfall, I thought to myself "Please, no snow." Over the next few days, I moved into the denial phase and told everyone that I was sure that the meteorologists were wrong and that there would be no snow. As everyone around me was excited about the prospect of snow, I kept thinking of being stuck in the house and how I wouldnât be able to get a…

Posted 1 day ago.

The Real Milestone Chart

When my kids were babies, I remember spending hours carefully going through the milestone charts to find out when my kids should roll over, say their first word and be able to name 2 colors. In hindsight what I really wanted was a checklist of the milestones that would make my life as a parent easier.

Posted 1 week ago.

Taking Time to Watch the Dolphins

As I drove down the narrow road to the Fort Fisher Aquarium last week, I glanced at the clock on my dash and felt my heart rate go up. We were two hours late getting here and now we were going to get stuck in rush hour traffic on the way back to Raleigh. I then heard Trevor holler behind me, "Turn around. I want to see the ocean before we go to the aquarium."

Posted 2 weeks ago.

Home Alone

Before I had kids, I tried to avoid spending Saturday night home alone. There was something about being by myself on the weekend that made me feel like the rest of the world had a more exciting life than I did.

Posted 3 weeks ago.

Mom with Ponytail

I sighed as I recently looked through the many websites that sell the windshield people stickers that are on the back of almost every minivan in the Triangle area. After months of begging, I had finally given into my kids and had agreed to adorn the back of the van with the stickers. I realized that since my minivan was already full of car seats, backpacks and goldfish crackers, putting the sticke…

Posted 4 weeks ago.

Love First-Grade Style

At a recent school fundraiser, one of my son's classmates bounced over to our table and sat down on the bench next to him. She tossed her short blonde hair and smiled as she proclaimed "Trevor and I have a crush on each other." She opened her big blue eyes wide and shook her head in amazement as she said "We just have no idea how it happened, but it did."Â I took a deep breath as I tried to kee…

Posted 1 mon. ago.

New Years Eve

I remembering watching my mom get dressed up on New Year's Eve in a sparkly dress and thinking that I couldn't wait to grow up and celebrate at a fancy party. As is often the case, the reality of being a grownup is very different than what you thought it would be when you were a kid.

Posted 1 mon. ago.

My Favorite Christmas Present

It was December 23rd, 2004 and I was sitting on the bed with my kids reading books before bedtime. Trevor, eighteen months old at the time, was sitting on my lap chewing on a Frosty the Snowman board book. Trent was reading a book about the Christmas Story aloud while Laurel was alternating between listening and poking her brother's foot. Â I was trying to enjoy the moment, but I kept feeling sa…

Posted 1 mon. ago.

As Good As It Gets

Most nights when I think about my day, I end up with a mental list of all the ways that I could have been a better mom. But every now and then, my kids do something that makes me feel like I must be doing something right.

Posted 1 mon. ago.

The Thanksgiving That Daddy Put His Foot Through t…

During Thanksgiving blessing this year, I said a silent thank you that my husband did not actually fall through the living room ceiling from the attic. We now have a good sized hole in the ceiling that will require hiring a professional to fix it, but at least we didn't spend the day in the emergency room. As soon as I knew he was OK, I realized that it was going to be a funny story that would be…

Posted 2 mon. ago.

about this blog

From Trike to Two Wheeler

Jennifer Gregory left Florida almost 11 years ago to escape the heat and enjoys living in a place where the seasons change. She lives in Youngsville, N.C., which she usually refers to as north of Wake Forest, and has been married to her husband for almost 10 years. As the mom of two kids and three dogs, her house is filled with lots of joyful noise and barking. Her daughter (7) is convinced that she will be a princess when she grows up and her son (5) has aspirations of being the next Dale Jr. After years of writing software documentation for various companies, she "retired" when her daughter was born to become a stay at home mom. Now that her kids are in school, she has finally figured out what she wants to be when she grows up. She spends her mornings as a freelance writer and her afternoons hanging out with her kids. The only things she misses about living in Florida are her friends and family, Publix fried chicken and going to Florida Gator football games.

Jennifer appears Mondays on TriangleMom2Mom.