Posts Tagged ‘momlife’
The Grocery Store Manifesto: All the People Must Eat
The Grocery Store Manifesto: All the People Must Eat I am a professional Mommy. No really, I have a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. Yeah, Home Ec. But, I can’t sew. Sewing is not necessary anyway. No offense to those of you who do, truly, it is beyond me. Why craft what I…
Read More31 MUST Have Favorite Bedtime Children’s Books!
Oh but story time… I really do love it. Maybe that is the only reason behind my need to continue to invite people to live with me? I love children’s books. And I do love to read to my little people. Among my other favorites is to gift these to new mommas… cause, you gotta…
Read MoreThe After Christmas Shuffle: Life Hacks to Make it to Summer with Ease
From Christmas to Summer break, the road is long. Christmas is over. The countdown to summer is on. Before we get there, we must survive another time change, study another 180 spelling words, master those math facts, and try not to scream at the children before school… we can wait and do it after they…
Read MoreSave This Date… Count it Among Your Best
My son recently left for Marine Bootcamp. Through blurry eyes, I tried to focus on the stunning save the date cards that had just arrived in the mail. Our oldest daughter had a list of things to discuss. My heart and head were divided between belief and unbelief. Honestly, the package and discussion were a…
Read MoreNEW DISCOVERY: 30 More Minutes of Super Mario Can Stop Chronic Nose Bleeds
NEW DISCOVERY: 30 More Minutes of Super Mario Can Stop Chronic Nose Bleeds Our 8-year-old vandal son suffers from nose bleeds. Seriously, when the mucous membranes in this child’s nose are void of humidity, it’s like a scene from a Stephen King movie. He’s actually getting a little more accustomed to the onset. A few…
Read MoreThe Mom Diet: Results Pretty Typical
I have the best of intentions when it comes to diet. I do. I want to be fit. I want to wear cute sleeveless summer blouses. And I know what is beneficial. Truth be told I love a spinach peach smoothie. As I gulp the icy delightfulness I picture my organs being saturated with vitamins,…
Read MoreA Lil’ Romance is in Order…
For Christmas this year our older batch of children, the man-babies and the lady-babies, gave my husband, Justin and me a priceless gift. Wrapped in fancy paper was a coupon, offering free babysitting and dinner for two at our favorite restaurant in Dallas, the Nobu. I had a speaking event in the Dallas area so…
Read MoreDear New Year Mom: FEAR NOT 2017
I know. Me too. What is this elusive, invisible time line lurking days away, where all of the sudden I will be different than before the stroke of midnight? If time is of the essence, why am I marginally out of time? Very little makes sense in my world. While trying to make dinner I…
Read MoreMy Child Doesn’t Believe in God…
When our son Luke was 6 he asked if Santa was real. Luke was our 3rd child. His older brother and sister were already privy to the truth. So I knew he knew. I did the little bit about the real Saint Nick and why we do what we do. Yada. Yada. Yada. And Luke,…
Read MoreYes, We Have No Shoe Boxes
Day 29 Write 31 Days Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: “Take a shoebox and…” I don’t have any shoeboxes. I don’t keep shoeboxes. When I buy shoes, I leave the box at the store. Somehow, I wear this as a badge of dishonor; a testament to my wretched mothering. I have no shoeboxes. I…
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