I was one of the last of my friends to have kids, so I haven’t had the chance to be around many newborns, since my youngest grew out of the baby stage. I’ve been totally fine with that; one stepdaughter and two that grew inside of me are more than enough. To top it off, […]
9 Things I’d Rather Do Than Walk My Kid To School In The Winter
I’m not a winter person. I’m even LESS of a winter person when I’m struggling with pneumonia. Being a parent with all of these things happening can suck.
7 Reasons I’ll Never Do Elf on the Shelf
I can already see people getting their hackles up, before they’ve read past the first line. Elf on the Shelf?! Whatever you have to say, you’re wrong! Right? Haha, don’t worry, I don’t hate you for being better, more creative parents than me. I don’t hate you for showing off how much more you have embraced […]
Where you can find me, today.
Awww, that’s a bit misleading. I mean, you can find me at my computer today, because I have about a million deadlines I’m trying to meet before I head off to Blue Mountain for the BlissDom Conference. You can also find me scurrying around the house, trying to figure out what the hell to pack […]
A snore to raise the dead
There is nothing worse than the sound of my husband snoring through the baby monitor. The poor guy has sleep apnea, and most nights, he puts this crazy contraption on that controls his snoring. Or at least stifles it. Or…well, I can’t hear it because the white noise of the CPAP machine drowns it out. […]
7 Ways Parenthood is like Game of Thrones
Shortly after meeting my husband, he introduced me to A Song of Ice and Fire, knowing how much I loved great fantasy novels. I devoured every book in the series that had been written up until then, and spent years wondering when George R. R. Martin would have the next one finished. Then the announcement […]
Things Overheard This Week, episode 20
It’s been a crazy week of ups and downs, but I think that’s just what parenting is, these days. I feel like I have so much to write, but time often creeps away from me in the day to day tasks. Posting to my blog daily is one thing when it’s the only writing I’m […]
Things Overheard This Week, Back To School edition
Okay, I’m sorry. I’m sorry things got crazy enough this summer that I abandoned whoever is still reading my poor neglected blog during the month of August…and part of September. Never fear, though! I am back and have a LOT to say. Well, I’m sure I have something to say, but I’m not going to […]