Category: A Mommy’s Life

I only got to participate in “take your daughter to work day” once in my childhood. Back before everything was PC and the idea was to expose girls to future career options, I spent one …

I’m exhausted. Completely, overwhelmingly, unbearably exhausted. All the time. Everything I’m responsible for in life (4 kids under 8, homeschooling, running here and there and everywhere) definitely makes for a tiresome life and while hubby …

About a year ago, there was a “ask your kids these questions” post going around Facebook. I asked my three oldest kids the questions and got some really funny answers. It’s interested to look back …

My kids are now 8, 6, 3 and 1. My toddler still takes a morning nap whenever possible (his brother and sisters all napped twice daily up to about two years of age as well). …

My three year old, Doodle, surprised me yesterday morning by vomiting all over the couch just before I was supposed to take Sugarplum to a special gymnastics practice. He had complained about an hour before …

Pipsqueak has generally been sleeping through the night solidly for quite a while now (other than a few midnight wake-up calls during our recent trip to Massachusetts) and I’m not complaining! I’m hoping my days …

I spend a lot of time reading, unfortunately it’s almost always for the under 10 crowd. And it’s not that I don’t love reading to and for my kids, but sometimes it’s nice to read …

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. A successful dinner with family and after-dinner drinks and socializing with neighbors made for a great day. But I didn’t realize until after the kids were in bed and my …

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when Tuesdays were my golden weekday. No classes, no schedule, no obligations. Where unlike every other weekday, Pipsqueak can nap as he likes. I don’t have to …

I don’t do politics. I haven’t written anything about the election. I haven’t shared anything about the election. I haven’t engaged in discussions online. I haven’t even liked a single political post. Political talk is something …