Kids are funny, heck adults are funny too! Sometimes the things we are the most excited about, are the things we end up enjoying the least because we’ve built them up so big in our minds! I’m counting today as a win, we made it out and back alive with our sanity mostly intact.… Read More How do you know when it’s time to leave?
As I’ve gotten older, my perfectionist tendencies have grown and changed with me. Sometimes these tendencies encourage me to push harder and be better, and sometimes they lead me to avoid situations where I know I will fail.… Read More Letting Go of Perfection
Can I just say that I wish I was constantly recording all the conversations I have with my kids, they are just so funny. I have a hard time not laughing sometimes, their logic is spot on! Harry Potter and I had this conversation as I was making lunch today. HP: Mom can I have… Read More “Mom you KILL fun!”
Today was another amazing and fun filled day at church. Actually today started off awesome. After a few brief scuffles before the meeting even started I took the Princess for a walk around the building. The boys were relatively quiet as the meeting started, one even attempted to sing the opening song, and the Princess… Read More Escaping, Screaming, and Chucking Colored Pencils: The Spreadsheets Do Church
I’m fairly certain that in the mom “job description” along with chef, chauffeur, and nurse, there is something about being a “fun sucker”. … Read More Mom is the Fun Sucker
I thought that with two boys
I was relatively equipped to handle a girl. I don’t know why I thought this, I was so wrong.… Read More Raising a Daughter
We have almost survived the first week of summer! Way to go us!! Someone asked how we were surviving and all I could think of was this: Yesterday while I was making dinner, AsthmaMan and the Princess were attempting to play nicely with their toys. When it’s just them at home they have some time… Read More 4 days down, 90+ to go!
Around the time the Princess was born I had an epiphany- I could kill the planet just a little bit and waste some money, but improve my life significantly. About a month before the Princess was due I decided to buy a package of paper plates. Loading and unloading the dishwasher is my least favorite… Read More Is My Sanity Worth Killing the Planet and Wasting Money?
I always struggle when people “parent” my kids in front of me. There is a very short list of people who are allowed to make parenting suggestions. These people tend to have young children, they understand that parenting is hard, that sometimes kids make the decision to be little demons, or that acting like a… Read More “Helpful” Parenting Advice: Red Flag That I’m Failing
Cultivating Chaos 