I don’t know. I don’t even know who is nominated. What movie? When did that come out? What day/month/year is it? (Just kidding, I do know this—but only because I still count my daughter’s age in months even though...
It has been on my mind lately that my family is fortunate. Even though my children are pretty sheltered from the news, I have seen so many families affected by natural disasters, war, and sickness. It can be easy...
What places will we go to find ourselves? Motherhood in midlife raises new questions: Is this who I'm supposed to be when I grow up? What are my core values? What kind of example am I setting as for...
Job Title: Mom II
Start Date: September 18, 2012
Salary: Hugs and kisses
Job Description: Wiper of noses, washer of clothes, maker of beds. Disciplinarian, teacher, bump and scrape kisser. Cook, arbitrator, tucker-inner.
What do you like most about your job? Every day...
When my six-year-old daughter bounded into the kitchen one bright, crisp January morning and announced that she wanted to go door to door to sell her Girl Scout cookies “TODAY!!” my heart skipped a beat. OK—it skipped several. Fine—who...
July 21, 2004
The day went well, but I’m low at the moment. It’s a funny thing to feel great one hour, then shy and intimidated the next. I think I forgot... Tomorrow it is. I leave home. I couldn’t...
Around the start of a new year, external forces tell, remind, inform, and educate us on how to transform into the best versions of ourselves. Advertisements for gym memberships don the billboards along the highways while radio commercials boast...
As most primary caregivers know, providing quality emotional support for kids is exhausting. We are tasked with teaching these future adults how to be productive members of humanity (aka: how NOT to be a-holes). It's constant:
"I see you’re upset...
I had the joy of celebrating my “30-something” birthday a few weeks ago with an early morning sweat session, courtesy of a local indoor cycling studio. Not only did I get my rear kicked by an awesome instructor, but...
This is a cruel world, no doubt about it. Arguably one of the more difficult times to raise children. Instead of sugar-coating, we tend to grab for the armor. Protect them. Shield them. Teach them how to defend themselves....
I opened the packet and read the first line: "All students in 3rd–5th grades are required to complete a science fair project." The key word in that sentence is "students." My son, F.T., was assigned a science fair project....
If you are under 40 years old, you might avoid reading this post for your own sanity. Those of us who have reached our fifth decade have a few secrets about what happens as you age—and it’s not pleasant.
For...
I have learned that I am not the type of person who is motivated by resolutions. If I wanted to make changes in my life, I could very well have started back in October. As my husband once told...
If you are like a lot of people (nearly half of Americans), you probably made some resolutions last week. Maybe they are official goals or perhaps just general intentions for the coming year, but either way, chances are good...
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DIY Fiesta Decorations – Hanging Ribbon Rings
Call it a ribbon ring, a hanging wreath, or an elaborate version of a windsock - but when you see these going up in...
