From Trike to Two Wheeler

My True Feelings About Candyland

I know this will get me nominated for bad mom of the year, but Iâm going to admit it out loud.Â I donât like playing the game of Candyland.Â I will even admit that I actually hid the game for several months from my kids and claimed that it was lost.Â But the guilt overrode my desire not to play Candyland and the game was âmysteriouslyâ found.

Posted 9 mon. ago.

Why I Want Plates for My Tenth Anniversary Present

When I got married (9 years and 11 months ago), I assumed that I would want something fabulous for my tenth anniversary present.Â Maybe a new diamond ring, like you see on the jewelry commercials with the happy couples. Or a vacation to somewhere exotic, like St. Lucia or Hawaii.Â But time changes things (and so does the economy).Â And interestingly enough, almost 10 years later all I wan…

Posted 9 mon. ago.

Mommy? When Are You a Grownup?

As with most 5-year-olds, my son loves to ask questions. Lots of questions.Â From âWhat is the tallest building in the world?â to âWhat animal runs the fastest?â to âWhy do people die?âÂ Luckily, I am able to answer most of the questions with help of Google, talking about our religious faith, or by simply telling him that there are some questions with no answers…

Posted 9 mon. ago.

My Family Dictionary

We have several dictionaries on the bookshelves in our house including a My First Dictionary, a Childrenâs Illustrated Dictionary, and the classic Websterâs version. However, while I was visiting family over the holidays, I realized that the Gregory family also has another type of dictionary. Â

Posted 9 mon. ago.

So Long Carter's

I really hope that I am not the first mom to cry because her kids had gotten too big to fit into Carterâs clothes. On a recent family trip, we walked into the Carterâs outlet to buy clothes for the upcoming year.Â One of our traditions is to visit a Carterâs outlet while on vacation and stock up on outfits for both kids.Â After a few minutes of looking through the adorable em…

Posted 9 mon. ago.

It's Great To Be A Florida Gator

I couldnât have been more proud of my son. Last week, the morning after the Florida Gators football won the BCS National Championship game, his first words to me the next morning was âDid the Gators win? Are we the best in the world?â Since he had fallen asleep during the second half, he insisted that I let him watch the DVR of the rest of the game before he went to school. We happi…

Posted 10 mon. ago.

Predictions For My Life From 1990

I vividly remember holding back the tears as I sat on the floor of my youth leaderâs living room floor right before my high school graduation. My youth group was taking turns predicting how we thought each otherâs lives would turn out. We had just finished saying that we thought one girl would be a fashion designer in New York City and that another would be a missionary. Now it was my tu…

Posted 10 mon. ago.

The Bookmark Contest

It both started and ended with a trip to the library. My daughter saw the poster for a bookmark contest at the local library and decided that she wanted to enter. Over the next few weeks, she made several different bookmarks (most with princesses floating through space) and finally made a selection on which one she thought fit the âStories in the Starsâ theme the best. She carefully copi…

Posted 11 mon. ago.

Priceless Art or a Martian Eating Breakfast

I got a new piece of priceless art a few weeks ago. It is sitting proudly on my kitchen countertop so that everyone who comes into our house can see it.

Posted 1 yr. ago.

From Baby to Kindergartner

Five years ago, when I had a newborn in my arms and a nineteen month old at my knee, I read a quote that puzzled me. The gist was that if you wanted to know if time flew, ask a mom who had just dropped her child off at the first day of Kindergarten. At the time, I thought the quote was crazy, insane and just plain ludicrous. Those early days were hard and there were days that I swore that an hour …

Posted 1 yr. 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.