“Just how much candy did I eat?”
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Gray Hair Does Not Equal Grandma
When my oldest started kindergarten I was a 30-something mom. I had a younger child in preschool. I instantly meshed with most of the other moms. We set up playdates with each other’s kids and socialized outside school. I found…
McCain or Obama = Free Coffee
I’m not about to open up a political can of worms. Not gonna let that happen. I won’t be telling you who to vote for or who I will be voting for. Everyone should have the right to form their…
5 Years Old and Shows It
My son is 5 and, boy, is he giving me a run for my money. He is a burping, talking back, argumentative, defiant ball of 5-year-old “ness.” He started kindergarten in late August. All was well for the first week.…
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Committing to NaBloPoMo…Sounds Like a Disease
Well, I am throwing down the gauntlet…I’m going to do NaBloPoMo for the month of November. Now please know that I am the most inconsistent blogger. I pretty much post twice a week. I have high hopes for posting daily…
Is $1 Too Little for a Tooth?
$5 per tooth. Yes, that is what parents in my community give per tooth in the guise of the Tooth Fairy. Isn’t $5 a little excessive? $5 x the number of teeth a child will lose x number of children…
Memories of Halloween Costumes Past
Last Saturday we drove to Party City to pick out some Halloween costumes. As I drove, one of my kids asked what she “was” last year. This led to a free-for-all conversation about what each of the kids wore going…
Life Lessons from Mom on the Run
Shamelessly stealing this post on life lessons from jodifur. Here’s what I have learned in my 43 years on this planet: Life Lessons from Mom on the Run 1. It is perfectly fine to wear maternity clothes for a year…
My Laziness Knows No Bounds
My motivation today is at an all-time low. I have much to do in the way of household tasks, yet I sit here. I have two bathrooms to sand and paint, yet I sit here. I have a dishwasher to…
