I have had a child in diapers for eight years straight. I know – you’re jealous. Except for the first 22 months of my diapering career, I have had at least two, and for a while, three, children in diapers. A sizable percentage of the last eight years, I have spent changing and wiping. In […]
Minecraft Party Decoration Ideas and Downloadable Printables
The Summer is birthday party season for us. All three girls have birthdays in June or July. Since Olivia was four, the girls have had a joint party. They have all of the same friends, so it makes sense to just invite everyone to one party. We let the girls do something special with them on their […]
To All the Moms of Little Children
I thought I would share a little secret with you guys. Motherhood is hard no matter how many kids you have. A common occurrence when I’m talking with moms who have less children than me is that they belittle the difficulties and stresses they are experiencing because they “only” have one, two or three children. […]
What Does Google Say About You?
Photo Credit: perkyNbLue via Compfight cc Citizen privacy is a hot topic right now. In the last several weeks, a series of news stories reported about the federal government collecting information from the phone calls and Internet activity of millions of Americans. Last week, Google started fanning the fire. On their official blog, Google requested […]
Boredom Is Good – Why You Should Let Your Kids Be Bored This Summer
“Mom….I’m bored!” Ahh…three of the more annoying words ever uttered by children. Uttered is probably a very poor choice of words. They are actually usually whined in a very sing-songy kind of way. I’m betting that if I got on a mission and actually tracked the number of times my kids shared this oh so important […]
A Little Relationship Advice
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Does God Give Us More Than We Can Handle?
The popular answer is ‘No.’ We’ve all been told this, or maybe even said it. A friend reveals she is going through some really difficult life circumstances, and inevitably someone pipes in with, “Well, God won’t give you more than you can handle.” This response is totally understandable, but also totally inaccurate. When we’re faced with someone […]
The Munchkins in All Their Glory
The family picture in the blog header is severely out dated. I think it’s two years old now. The problem is that I hate taking pictures. A header has to have a professional picture to provide any legitimacy, however, I hate getting our pictures done. We’ve only had professional pictures taken two times. Once when Coop was 4 […]
What shape are you?
Last weekend, I got some time off. Not a few hours at Starbucks to decompress and eat adult junk food (i.e. cake pops). No, I got an actual 30 hours off. It was the big homeschool book fair, and I organized a group of us to stay in a hotel for Friday night. I could […]
Coping With Depression Once It Has Hit
Let me start with acknowledging that my last several posts have not been entertaining, funny or even enjoyable, possibly. I’m aware of this. They have been primarily educational in nature. Now, I get that this isn’t the best strategy when writing a blog. However, every once in a while, I think there are certain issues that are important […]
