I saw him yesterday in my backyard. The first rabbit of the season. He smiled at me with a giant, buck-tooth grin as he leaped through the wooded area behind my house onto my grass. Every spring and summer he decimates the grass, greedily dining on tender shoots and leaving humongous bald patches that he visits [Read More]
10 Things I’d Rather Do Than Buy a Car
Recently I found myself facing an unpleasant prospect: I had to buy a car. Yes, our family was in need of a new-to-us car. I don’t know about you, but the whole car buying scene makes me uncomfortable. There are 8 million articles on the internet about how to do it, but in the end [Read More]
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The Beauty of Ordinary Moments
There are so many fantastic things to read in the blogosphere. Things that make me laugh or cry. Things that make me angry or roll my eyes. Things that inspire me or educate me. Recently I read “In Defense of an Ordinary Day” by Dawn Camp on (in)courage and I was touched. The gist is [Read More]
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Novel Home Inventions I Need Someone To Invent
You know what novel home invention I need someone to invent? This cartoon, courtesy of everythingfunny.org, sums it up perfectly: Indeed, every time I set my oven above 400 degrees, I set off the smoke alarm. Since our house is newer, it’s equipped with a highly sophisticated smoke alarm that includes someone bellowing “FIRE! FIRE!” as well as [Read More]
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Things I Want to Complain About
It’s Spring Break in our house this week, which means the kids are home from school, bored, and asking why we didn’t go anywhere. Funny, they don’t seem placated by my answer: “Mommy and Daddy DON’T get Spring Break plus you just went to Disney World in February so be quiet.” Anyhoo, since I’m complaining [Read More]
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The Right Way to Eat Out with Baby
In my gut I knew that it was too late to take our baby out for dinner. He was acting a little fussy and it was nearly 7 pm. Nonetheless, my husband and I were desperate for a night out and figured we could handle anything that came our way. Fast forward twenty minutes later. [Read More]
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Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs
Easter is this Sunday and I’m excited to spend the day attending church and being with my family. We’ll have an Easter egg hunt, too, with a few goodies for the kids that I’m sure they’ll like. Besides going to church, which is the whole reason for the season, our family has a few Easter traditions that fill [Read More]
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What Dinner at My House Looks Like
I’m pleased to welcome Kate from Maternity Glow to the blog. She’s sharing the truth–the funny, realistic truth–about what dinner looks like at her house. Enjoy her post and let us know in the comments if you can relate! My dinner table is a thing of beauty. The fine China is out, the table is [Read More]
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The 5 Dirtiest Places in my Car
The abyss. The black hole. The crumb catcher. I’m taking about that sliver of space between the driver’s seat and the console in your car. In my car, it’s one of the dirtiest places. That’s why I’m pleased to be working with Drop Stop®, who provided me with a pair of neoprene seat gap fillers [Read More]
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You Know You Are The Parent of a Tween When
“Mom, I love you,” said my twelve-year-old son matter-of-factly. “I just wanted to tell you that before I hit puberty and I don’t want to hang out with you anymore.” I chuckled and smiled as he hugged me. He smiled back, his eyes crinkling in an infectious way that I love because I’m his mother. [Read More]
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