This all started on my birthday, back in August. Every year I ask for the same cake (original-style DQ ice cream cake), and almost every year I don't get it, and I get little upset ("little" is subjective!). This year...
When it comes to Frozen character alliances, I've always been Team Anna. We're both plucky younger sisters who are hungry for love and are running some gray at the hairline.
It's not that I actively dislike Elsa. In fact, I kinda...
Bullying.
Getting bullied.
Speaking your mind.
Thinking before you speak.
Standing up to peer pressure.
Not saying “butt” so much.
Using good manners.
Respecting yourself.
Respecting others.
Having patience.
Practicing empathy.
All parts of my running list of “Big Important Things” I want to teach my children now and in...
I haven’t posted in a while, and I have a lot to tell you. At the risk of exposing myself to be a total nerd, I’m letting you in on a few of my latest Survival Secrets--just a few little...
It's no secret that I love reading and writing. As you may have guessed, this blog is my creative outlet for these passions that I have determined (accurately or not) will unlikely pay my bills and provide health insurance...
Confession: I was a mean girl.
At the time I didn't think of myself as mean. I just wanted to be liked, and not made fun of, and fit in with the other kids. So when I decided that my...
Should you let your child decorate his own room if he’s four and a half years old? I don’t know. Do I let my four and a half year old son decorate his own room? Yes. Are there more...
I was 11 years old at the time, a transplant from the cushioned world of private school to the much bigger and much more diverse halls of Hobby Middle School. It was a tough adjustment, going from being the...
I'm on a constant mission to eradicate Mom Guilt from my life. Which I don't think can ever REALLY happen, because if I didn't have some level of guilt, it probably would mean I didn't care at all, right? ...
Motherhood comes with a host of choices to make about what is best for you, your family, and your child. We at Alamo City Moms Blog have a variety of moms who want to embrace these choices instead of feeling...
Motherhood comes with a host of choices to make about what is best for you, your family, and your child. We at Alamo City Moms Blog have a variety of moms who want to embrace these choices instead of feeling...
If you are like me, then you were a bit of a judgmental jerk before having children. There are countless examples of things that “I would never, ever do” as a parent in which I now engage on a...
Mistakes happen to the best of us - it's just one of the ugly truths of life. But is there anything worse than making a mistake and knowing you have no one to blame but yourself? I’m sure we can all...
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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...
