I am 10,000 months pregnant, which means…well, it means I really, really like Random Food Stops. Our most recent Random Food Stop involved jelly beans. The sour ones that you can buy in bulk out of a bin at The Fresh Market. They were exactly what Baby #4 ordered. However…as perfect and timely and delicious […] Read more…
Poor, poor Father’s Day. The neglected “middle child” of holidays. Book-ended by Mother’s Day and July 4th, Father’s Day doesn’t stand much of a chance. While Mother’s Day holds the monopoly on doting and pampering and over-the-top thoughtful gifts, July 4th is the boss when it comes to outdoor awesomeness and fireworks and all-you-can-eat ribs. Why […] Read more…
Motherhood, especially the “little years,” very very very very often feels like a complex and exhausting game of give-and-take. For one thing to succeed, another thing must be forsaken…(or so it seems.) …The need for your family to have clean clothes trumps the desire to sit down and read a good book. …The time spent running errands replaces the time previously […] Read more…
Play dates are the best. I love them because my children get to practice sharing and putting others first. It’s also funny to see the deep appreciation that develops for their own dusty toys now that someone else is playing with them. I also love play dates because, although a little work on the front […] Read more…
Relaxing stresses me out. Seriously! I don’t know how to do it – relax, that is – and when I try…well, I confuse my family around me. Case in point: A couple of weeks ago, my 5-year-old approached me with a big, award-winning, I-did-something-worthy-of-a-sugary-treat kind of smile. He proudly told me that since he knows […] Read more…
If you’ve never seen the movie “Stranger than Fiction”, then you might not appreciate this picture… In this scene, Will Ferrell’s character is giving Maggie Gyllenhaal, a woman he’s auditing (and falling in love with), a bouquet of flours. She owns a bakery, so it makes sense, and it’s adorable. And it made me […] Read more…
We will never know much about each other. We probably won’t even learn each other’s names…if we still even have a name other than ______’s Mommy. But in those 5 or 10 minutes that we are thrown together at the Chick-Fil-A playground, or in the pediatrician’s waiting room, or watching through the mesh as our children jump around […] Read more…
I pushed the “upload” button before I could talk myself out of it… …and now – ready or not – here it is! Katie and I, along with a few hilarious and awesome friends, put together a little something for you…a mommy parody video of “Let It Go.” Why did we put ourselves out there in […] Read more…
So, you’re pregnant. Congratulations! If you’re anything like me, then you have this wonderful sense of excitement about your new bundle of joy, followed by nervousness and fear of how much it will cost to have a baby. “Wait, don’t you have insurance?” Is the question I usually get. Yes. Yes, I do have […] Read more…
May is almost here, and you know what that means!? Mother’s Day! I love mothers day. And not just because I’m a mother… Okay, almost entirely because I’m a mother. Now is the only time in my life that I will receive an endless parade of adorable hand printed cards, yarn crafts, and pancakes in bed. And I love it. […] Read more…