Sixth Grade Graduation and Awards Ceremony 2012
At first, I didn’t understand why the kids had to dress up. “Oscar Inspired” awards ceremony made no sense to me. My daughter told me …
Truth Tuesday
There are days when I see myself so much in her, I can’t help but be transported immediately back to childhood. The tea parties, the …
Baby Love {Pictures}
I don’t think I can quite elaborate the tired-elated-exhausted-excited-aching feeling I’m going through at the moment; chock-filled with so much emotion and contentment and the …
Labors of Love
I went upstairs to straighten beds and tidy up a bit while the olders are at school and the youngers were otherwise occupied. I ventured …
Big Families Laundry Jenga – When Folded Laundry Towers Over Your Kids
This is what happens when one mom-of-many gets a little too carried away in the ignoring laundry department. Oy! Shockingly, yes, the following pictures depict …
Mom vs. The Kids – The Laundry Battle
My newest post from my “Things That Make Mom Go Batshit” series. The kids’ I.O.D. illness has gotten substantially worse. I had to brace myself …
A Happy Birthday Lesson (To Me)
Today, as I celebrate being thirty-five years young, and (not) celebrating having to check off the 35-44 category on questionnaires now (instead of the 25-34 …
For the Love of the Win, and Not the Game
It’s no secret that we’re a sports family. We’re active folks with active children and crazy-busy lives shuffling kids to-and-fro. I know I have a …
Six Hours of Soccer in the Texas Heat. ZOMG!
The day started off with the morning sunrise shining rainbows through the front door. Then I hear, “Mom? I can’t find my cleats and shin-guards.” …
Advice from Brandi Chastain for My Soccer Playing Son on Getting Serious and Going Pro
Growing up in an active family myself, it didn’t surprise me seeing my children fascinated by sports, dribbling soccer balls almost as soon as they …
Stolen Bike
When my seven-year-old learned to ride his bike a couple weeks ago, his proudest moment wasn’t pedaling by himself, it was riding alongside his older …
Pre-teen Chef (aka Ways to Make the House Fill with Smoke and Pride Simultaneously)
My son offers to make hot dogs and macaroni and cheese for lunch. A little too young to do it himself without supervision, I move …