Category: Family

What a Difference a Day Makes..

I posted yesterday about my frustrations with my son. Well, two things happened: (1) today was a huge improvement over yesterday, and (2) I got two great suggestions on how to help him “get with the program.” One suggestion was…

Cool Mommy Guide: Blog Swing

Fitness Friday: Reflection by CouponCoupJenn I’m struggling to write a Fitness Friday post. I’m not sure which aspect of my life to write about right now…it all seems very fitness and health related. I’m not clever enough to think of…

Good News and Bad News

The good news I am quite healthy per the doctor. The bad news I need to lose weight per the doctor. No surprise there. Yay for honesty of medical professionals. Boo for cold hard truth. I do need to lose…

Wednesdays R Us: Multitaskers

Multitasking at its best…coloring a Simpsons poster from Burger King while watching The Simpsons Movie. Excuse my messy family room…it was a snow day. Submitted to Wordless Wednesday, 5 minutes for Mom, The Not-So-Blog Blog, Punky Monkey’s, Wordful Wednesday, Go…

Rural Roadkill Report

As a country dweller, not a day goes by when I don’t see a dead animal beside the road. Sometimes I see the same animal for days. The same animal getting smaller as birds peck at it. The same animal…

Scary Phone Call

Kids were eating breakfast. Crafty Daughter was at school. I was checking e-mail, of course. Phone rings. I see Crafty Daughter’s middle school phone number. It was the school nurse. Crafty Daughter had passed out in homeroom. I asked how…

Digital Mom Today Show Style

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Are you a digital mom? I would have to say that I am. I reach out to people in bloggie land by asking questions, asking for comments, and…