I am trying, rather unsuccessfully, to potty train my two and half year-old.I have done this before, with two ornery toddlers, so one would think I'd be a seasoned professional, but no. I have been sopping up misguided puddles of pee from the carpet, watching my girl refuse to go #2 on the potty … [Read more...]
10 Years
(Really, really happy out for dinner in Hawaii.) It was so amazing to have time away, just me and my husband. Free from distractions, demands, diapers.I like him. I really like him! … [Read more...]
Photo Wednesday
With 8 children life is busy, crazy, sometimes overwhelming but heyITS WEDNESDAY AND I STILL LOVE MY KIDS! … [Read more...]
Finally somebody is listening with both ears!
Finding out my son was autistic didn't come as a surprise but rather as a relief, yet realizing he has a mental illness as well, wasn't such a relief. It made me feel helpless, guilty, and posioned my mind with so many "what if?" questions."What if I had rested more during my pregnancy?""What … [Read more...]
My Message to New Moms
After having two kids, two and a half years apart, I look back on the way things were when they were babies and I have regrets. I'm sure that all moms do.Surprisingly my regrets are not that I should have put my son to bed at 6:30 instead of 7:30 or that I should have started solids with peas and … [Read more...]
Rainbows In the Rain
It's sounds like such a spoiled-rotten, first-world thing to say, but coming back from a holiday is hard.I am happy to be home, happy to see our kids and our friends, but I am tired and, as anticipated, having a tough time getting back into the groove of life. A girl can get used to lounging on the … [Read more...]
Hungry For Change
I just watched this documentary and it made me want to hide in a closet, shut out the real world with all of its toxic processed food, rock back and forth to the soothing rhythm of my industrial juicer and sip on some freshly pressed kale juice for the rest of my life. Totally a realistic life … [Read more...]
And the award for best Oscar Party Menu Goes to…
ME!This year marks the 5th anniversary of my annual Oscar party. Each year, my mommy friends come over in their sweats so we can plant ourselves in front of the TV for a good four hours and watch, and talk, and eat, and then watch, and talk, and eat some more. And each year, I create a … [Read more...]
Who is the Pregnant One? Stop Stealing my Pregnancy Symptoms!
You're six months pregnant and haven't been able to look at, much less cook, raw chicken in weeks. You're visibly pregnant and every afternoon is filled with nausea. These things are all par for the course. Gestation is a marathon and while everyone experiences pregnancy differently, there is one … [Read more...]
GMC Terrain Denali: Love behind the Wheel
I shouldn't have liked this truck as much as I did. In the weeks that have passed since I drove around this black beauty I've caught myself eyeing its brothers and sisters on the roads and sending a knowing wink in the direction of their drivers. We now share a secret. We all know what you wouldn't … [Read more...]
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