Always A Mom

When I was paying for my groceries, the cashier asked me how old my son was and we then chatted about the joys and exhaustion of raising a boy. But when I walked out of the store, I started wondering how she knew I was a mom. The kids were at school and I was only picking up a gallon of milk so I didn’t even have juice boxes or fruit snacks in my cart as a dead giveaway. Then I saw my arm a…

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Happy Belated Mother's Day

Since becoming a mom, I have met many other wonderful women and have been overwhelmed at being a part of the sisterhood of mothers. And I am positive that my journey as a mom would have had many more tears involved, both mine and my kids, without the love and support of these wonderful women. I cannot even begin to count the number of times in the past decade that another mother has given me a hel…

• Posted 3 days ago.

House With Kids

While recently experiencing writer’s block, I decide to waste some time taking an online quiz to find out my decorating style. After answering seemingly endless questions about my current household d�cor, I was a bit surprised when the computer declared my style as “Eclectic.”� As I looked around my house, I realized that what the computer picked up on as eclectic is probably mor…

• Posted 1 week ago.

The Dreaded Shopping Trips

When I recently braved my children’s messy closets to pull out their summer clothes, I found dresses that were too short and t-shirts that had seen better days. I let out a loud groan as I realized that a shopping trip was in our future.� While many things have gotten easier about parenting as my kids have grown, shopping for clothes is something that seems to get more challenging with each …

• Posted 2 weeks ago.

The S Word

When my 8-year-old son came home from playing with his friends the other day, I immediately spotted a guilty look on his face. I tried to get it out of him, but being a man-in-training he successfully made a quick escape without revealing any information. I only had to ponder what he had done for a few minutes, because my daughter ran through the front door and was more than happy to share with me…

• Posted 3 weeks ago.

Put That Book Down

• Posted 1 mon. ago.

Or Until They Start to Smell

Easter is one of my favorite days of the year. I love seeing Laurel and Trevor’s faces as they dig through their Easter baskets and later watching them hunt for plastic eggs. And in the name of healthy eating for my kids, I get to spend the day snacking on their candy when they aren’t looking. 

• Posted 1 mon. ago.

Eggs

When I found out I was going to be a mom, one of the many things I was excited about was getting to dye Easter eggs with my kids. I told everyone that I couldn’t wait to share one of my favorite traditions with my little ones, but in reality I was looking forward to dyeing eggs myself after all these years.

• Posted 1 mon. ago.

Out of the House

When my kids were toddlers, I tried to make sure we had a reason to get out of the house every day. Either a trip to the park, a play date or even just going to the grocery store to pick up some milk. Staying at home all day with two kids under the age of three was a recipe for two bored children and an exhausted mom. A trip out into the real world provided a change of scenery for the kids and som…

• Posted 1 mon. ago.

Baby Days Friends

I recently drove by a group of moms with little ones in strollers and immediately thought of the many afternoons I spent walking with my two friends and their newborns. We were all first-time moms, lived on the same street and had babies born within 16 days of each other.

• Posted 1 mon. ago.