I don’t mean to brag, but I’m a bit of a multitasking marvel. I’m able to check homework, prepare dinner, and fold laundry in a single bound, my git-er-done philosophy has allowed me to beat motherhood at her own game — or so I thought.
Kids Attempt to Finish 15 Famous Movie Quotes to Adorable Results
January 25, 2016 Leave a Comment
We’re big movie buffs at home. When we’re not watching flicks, we’re quoting them. (I’d even go so far as to say much of our daily communication depends on them.)
10 Things I Do That My Children Never Will
January 12, 2016 1 Comment
Last week a weird thing happened, so I did what I do with all weird things — I took it to Facebook:
10 Ways a Dog Absolutely Prepares You for Kids
January 5, 2016 Leave a Comment
Let me start by saying I don’t know much about dogs. I didn’t grow up with a furry best friend, I don’t know how to be a pack leader, and I never understood “dog people” who treated their fur babies like real babies. That was, until about four months ago when a maltese named Vito […]
Christmas Falls Entirely On Me
December 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
If ever there was a season I loved as much as I loathed, it would have to be Christmas. Is any other holiday as naughty as it is nice? Ho-ho-no. While some might argue Christmas is what you make of it, for those doing the making, the holidays are hard. I, alone, am the not-so-merry […]
The 10 Commandments of Christmas Morning
December 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
If your house is anything like ours, Christmas morning is a frenzied wrap-ripping, package-destroying, gift card-losing free-for-all. Without so much as a breath or momentary pause for pictures, my kids tear through the underbelly of the Christmas tree as though winner takes all. And every year it rubs me the wrong way. It’s not that […]
20 Parenting Moments Summed Up By Toy Story
November 25, 2015 Leave a Comment
From friendship and family to the triumph of teamwork, we’ve learned everything we need to know about life from Disney·Pixar’s Toy Story. In the 20 years since the iconic film’s theatrical release, our perception of toys isn’t the only thing that’s changed; we’ve changed, too, in sharing the magic of Woody and Buzz […]
15 Reasons I Can’t Get Anything Done as a Stay-At-Home Parent
November 12, 2015 1 Comment
Being home all day sounds like a dream come true. And it should. Pants are optional. There’s a kitchen and a DVR. Laundry need not multiply. But there’s a myth to staying home few parents ever talk about and it’s making us all crazy. When I worked full-time outside the home, I made a lot […]
I’ll Never Stop Tucking My Teen in at Night
November 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
My son isn’t much of a talker. At 13 years old, I’m lucky if I can wrangle a “fine” or a “yeah” out of him — and that’s on a good day. Like many kids his age, my son is up in his head a lot of the time, daydreaming and formulating opinions about the […]
35 Thoughts Every Parent Has at the Pumpkin Patch
October 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
Few things are more precious than a family’s annual pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch. Decked out in your finest flannel, you pack up the Radio Flyer and DSLR to head off to the patch in hopes of harvesting Insta-perfect fall memories with your littlest pumpkins. And why shouldn’t you? Autumn is all about family. So […]
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