Must Haves in a Good “Mom” Friend
Mom friends are your fellow battleworn warriors ready to lift you up, cheer you on, and drag you to safety when necessary. … Read More Must Haves in a Good “Mom” Friend
Month: May 2017
Best Decision
I am a terrible decision maker. Mr. Spreadsheets will tell you, I am the worst. I make the decision like 40 times. I always second guess my decision, I ask everyone, I research it, and I stress about it to no end. And they’re often just stupid decisions like, what type of bread should we… Read More Best Decision
How High Should the Bar Be?
My oldest child goes to a charter school that gives out grades to kindergartners (which is idiotic). He comes home from school with graded spelling tests! They don’t have happy faces or gold stars, they have percentages. I kinda thought kindergarten was the place where you acclimate to school and learn to use glitter and… Read More How High Should the Bar Be?
Parenting Brings Out My Creative Side
I want to say that parenting brings out my creative side because I’m one of those awesome parents that lets their kids paint at home… nope that is why my kids go to preschool (thank you awesome teachers!). Discipline brings out my creative side. Traditional punishments don’t work at our house, threats of punishment don’t… Read More Parenting Brings Out My Creative Side
“Can’t you control your child?!”
First off, the answer to that question is clearly a big fat no. I can’t control my children. It’s not that I haven’t tried, it’s just that there are some situations where I really fail miserably.
“Reverence Is More Than Just Quietly Sitting”: The Spreadsheets Do Church Part 1
The little kids at our church sing a song with the line “reverence is more than just quietly sitting”. Can we take a few minutes and chat about kids and church. Our family goes to church every week, we’ve been going to church every week… well forever. So at this point I’d say that my… Read More “Reverence Is More Than Just Quietly Sitting”: The Spreadsheets Do Church Part 1
My Child is a Hoarder
I’m 90% sure that my oldest child is a hoarder. Ok, maybe not a hoarder, maybe a scavenger is a better description. To put it nicely, this child and I have very different views on cleanliness. I went to drop something off in his room this morning and just had to stop, take a breath, and… Read More My Child is a Hoarder
I Need a “Mom” Swimsuit
Have you ever been to the pool with young children? You spend 90% of your time trying to keep the kids from dying. Basically you’re taking the kids to a giant death trap and telling them to go for it. When you’re not rescuing someone, your time is spent applying and reapplying sunscreen, tracking down… Read More I Need a “Mom” Swimsuit
Summer Dread
If one more mother tells me how excited she is for summer I am going to slap her. My anxiety level about summer is WAY to high to be nice at this point. I love my kids, I do. I love to be around them, do activities with them, and see them learn and play,… Read More Summer Dread
Cultivating Chaos 