The 10 Moms You Meet in Elementary School

Mom types are a plenty and since I’ve started picking Boy Wonder up after school, I’ve become the observer. Check out the 10 Moms You Meet in Elementary School!

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Hosting a Sleepover is a No Can Do

 I lovey love love my kids, just not enough to host a sleepover. Check out these 10 Things I Would Rather Do Than Host a Sleepover because I’m not all bad; I just blog that way. What about you? Love sleepovers ’em or hate ’em?

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Adventures in Bedroom Painting: Days 2-5

If you missed Adventures in Bedroom Painting: Day 1, you can check it out here. I’m so over my stupid bedroom right now. Like everything, this endeavor started out super fun and quickly became the suckiest, most frustrating project ever. I’m high on paint fumes as I type so forgive the PVC induced snark. Happier […]

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Rules for Dating My Teenage Son

Whoa, thankfully we’re not there yet… …but Mama’s got rules that MUST be followed. The rules were both fun and frightening to write. Hope you’ll take a read and add your own in the comments!

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New Year’s Eve: Then vs. Now

Whoa Mama! Everything changed once we became parents and New Year’s Eve is certainly no exception. Check out just how much celebrating New Year’s changed once you became a parent!

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Adventures in Bedroom Painting: Day 1

For Christmas Big Daddy P promised to paint the bedroom with a good attitude. I couldn’t have asked for a better gift. Big Daddy P hates painting, like probably more than he should and the “good attitude” part was huge for him. As I said before, we are not good DIY partners. Home improvement projects usually […]

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Readers Share Their New Year’s Parenting Resolutions

I made parenting resolutions once, you can read all about them here along with what your fellow parents are determined to do for their families in the coming year!

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A Kid at Heart

I’ve never been one of those really young-at-heart, silly type people. And then I had kids. Kids bring out the silly like no one else can and I’m so very grateful for it. Why does life have to be so serious all the time? Child-like joys I’ve rediscovered since be coming a mom include: skipping, butt-shaking, fruit snacks, […]

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A Simple Christmas

This Christmas was like no other; it was simple. I thought I was modest with our children’s gifts last year but Big Daddy P was repulsed by how many gifts were torn open, glanced at and tossed aside. He vowed then, never again. My husband is a simple man. Having grown up outside the States, he’s witnessed […]

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12 Family Resolutions for 2012!

Ready to rock 2012? Of course you are! Because personal resolutions are way to easy to break, I came up with 12 resolutions to strengthen your family in 2012!

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