My Kids, the Amateur Magicians, and Their Love of Video
It’s never a dull moment in this house. The kids are always up to something hilarious and worth recording. In this instance, my son has …
Back to School, Back to Me
I will readily admit I was vehemently against sending the kids back to school. I loved our lazy summer mornings, unlimited in-bed tickling wars chock-filled …
Mom Mondays
I fixed lunches and prepped new lunchboxes and felt the tiredness weigh me down like a brick dress. I could have probably fallen asleep on …
Today, I Broke Down and Gave In
The past two weeks of “back-to-school” have been particularly tough for me, watching my kindergartner go off the first time, my oldest son practicing at …
Reason 234892374 Why I Need a Man-Servant Named Hans
(Alternately titled “Teething and Today Can Suck It”) (Alternately-alternately titled “Where Lisa Goes Batsh!t About A lot of Useless Crap”) — If you could see …
Making It Count
Some days are more frantic than others – when no matter how hard I run after it, I can’t catch my breath, I can’t find …
Weight Loss and Sucking At It
I hate the first of the month. (Weigh day.) I should look forward to it, because I should be seeing the scale move, with all …
When Vacation Turns Into Staycation
It was a nice ten-day vacation plan – visiting family, going to the beach, staying a hotel with awesome poolside activities, all while spending good …
The Post-Deployment “Coming Home” Embrace
I saw this picture on Facebook, and my eyes immediately welled up. I have been there. I remember the feeling of wanting to look my absolute …
I’m The Jedi Master of Lost Crap
You know what’s weird? My memory sucks when it comes to my kids names when I need to call out to them (HEY YOU! YOU …
Big Families: How Do You Do It? {One-On-One Kid Time}
“How do you do it?” Series hosted by Lolli from Better in Bulk, Lisa from Crazy Adventures in Parenting, Christine from From Dates to Diapers, Kadi from Our Seven Seeds, …