While I may have the sagging bosoms and bottom of a 30 year-old mother of three, I have the face of a 16 year-old. A 16 year-old with a bad case of acne, that is. It's bad, you guys. My break-outs used to be confined to the week before my menstrual cycle would start, but as of late, my … [Read more...]
Look At This Stuff, Isn’t It Neat?
Our kids have been obsessed with the movie "Annie" lately and it's so adorable hearing them belt out, "Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, Tomorrow!" and "It's a hard knock life for us!" all the live-long day. There are just some childhood movies that stick with a kid, you know? I was thinking back to … [Read more...]
Can You Talk “The Talk?”
It started last year, my eldest daughter questioning where babies come from. Caught off guard, I mentioned something about "a special hug between a mommy and daddy" then changed the subject. It satisfied her curiosity at the time, but recently her questions resurfaced and we felt the time had come … [Read more...]
Quick Easter Summary
Easter was great. I ate too many mini eggs. The end. … [Read more...]
Gimme a Break
Spring break.Break. That's funny.Three kids under seven home full-time and you tell me how restful that break is.I am not complaining...the change of pace has been nice and with the long-awaited sunshine we've been able to get outside and hit the park and play in the yard and eat later dinners and … [Read more...]
(Sn)O(w), Canada!
Spring break hasn't been all the springy, if you catch my drift. SNOWDRIFT, that is. Based on all of my Canadian friends' status updates on Facebook bemoaning the latest blizzard, closed highway or white-out conditions, it's pretty clear that we're actually on winter break, not spring. Owell. We … [Read more...]
Mac.
I know that looking at photos of other people's pets is kind of the same as having them tell you about their latest whacked-out dream...meaning, it's cool and interesting to them but not to you. But, COME ON. This little guy is so cute, it just kills me. He is fitting in perfectly with our … [Read more...]
The White Hatter
A good friend of ours who is a high school teacher called us up last week and said, "This guy came and gave a two-hour presentation to the kids at the school today about internet safety and online protection and he was amazing. He had their attention for the whole time, you could hear a pin drop, … [Read more...]
Daughter of The King
Raising girls is hard. They are bombarded by unrealistic expectations about how they're supposed to look, to act, to be, and it's a never-ending challenge to help them navigate the waters of their personal identities. One of the things we have always tried to ingrain in our girls is that their … [Read more...]
Bring On the Vitamin D!
Winter sucks the life from my soul.I never quite realize how weary and zoned-out I've become until that first day of sunshine hits and it feels like my crusty ol' heart begins to beat afresh.Today it felt like spring. I went to the park with the kids and really watched them play. Then we went and … [Read more...]
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