Look at the wall. Locate a photo. Evaluate the frame. Do I like it? Does the frame match the photo and vice versa? Would this photo look better in the living room? Take the frame of the wall. Switch out the…
Category: family strife
With My Kids Safety Is Always First
My oldest is always ahead of the game. As an almost-tween she “discovered” the Bobby Jack monkeys. For a few years she was all about those cute monkeys. Posters on her wall. Desk accessories. Many, many tees. Even a pair…
What You Need to Know About #OnlineSafety and a Twitter Party!
Blog posts, sign ups, and an announcement of a Twitter Party! But first… Yoursphere founder and mom of 5, Mary Kay Hoal has a blog…not just any old blog. Mary Kay’s blog is chockful of tips and news and advice…
Kids Do the Darnedest Things Don’t They?
I remember the day do well. It was actually early in the day. First thing in the morning. I was hanging out in my parent’s bed. I was about 10. I don’t recall why I was hanging out in their…
Caught in a White Lie @theMiddle_ABC
It can happen very quickly. One minute you tell your friend over the phone that you can’t meet for coffee as the kids are whiny. And the next moment you run in to your friend at the coffee place…with your…
Catch a Screening of @SuburgatoryABC before Tonight’s Premiere — ABC 8:30 EST
I love a show with a voice over. A witty tongue in cheek voiceover. You know kind of like the voice of the dead housewife on Desperate Housewives. Mary Alice was only on the show for 1 episode, but she…
Neverending Kiddie Activities @theMiddle_ABC
With a kid, a preteen, and a teen in a multitude of activities there are only so many hours and minutes and seconds in a day. My husband and I are only two people. We have only two cars. Only…
Changing Track: When Naptime for Toddlers Ends
When my oldest was 18 months old, my days were so filled with babies, bottles, and books — I was an at-home freelance editor — I couldn’t imagine where I would find the time to take a Mommy and Me…
Kindergarten, Preschool, Work… Where Were You? 9/11
It was an ordinary Tuesday morning. Nothing out of the ordinary… I woke up after my husband left for his teaching job at as local high school. Once up, I woke up my 5- and 3-year-olds for school. Breakfast, teeth brushing,…
Where Were You? #earthquake
I was in the dentist’s chair when the blinds shook slightly. Earlier in the appointment I made the connection that there was a window behind the dark colored wooden blinds. I thought at first that the blinds were covering faux…
