When Mom Gets Six Unintentional Days Off
I didn’t intend to take six days off from writing, I just had backend issues with this website that had to be worked out before …
Meet Lisa Douglas, Former Brace-Face
I was the unfortunate victim of being a thumb-sucker when I was young. This only helped my dentist (later orthodontist) stay in business, because I …
The Ant Massacre and My Eight-Year-Old Soldier
It was still somewhat early in the morning when I snuck out Coyote Ugly-esque from the grip of my three-month-old to hunt down some coffee. …
Why Summer is Going To Kill Me
12pm After mom puts the baby to sleep, she mistakenly thinks she can actually get some work done since the kids are amusing themselves outside. …
Kids Sleep Anywhere: The Field Day Edition
My seven-year-old, Super M, had his school’s “field day” yesterday. Thankfully, with all the military moves we’ve endured, and the school changes and differences in …
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 …
From the (Poop) Trenches and How I Lost Sunday #momfail
“Mommy? She pooped again?” My five-year-old said, completely baffled. “Yes, baby. She did.” I tiredly replied, my voice almost wailing in response. But in my …
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 …
The Morning Surprise (aka Ways to Jolt Your Pregnant Mother into Hyper-Mode)
This “What the Heck!?” moment is brought to you today by the letters W- T- F, and the number 7 (for my seven-year-old). It never …
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 …
Out of the Mouth of Babes, Part 16: The Crazy Kid Edition
{CRASH} Me: (Calling from the next room) “Uh, what was that noise!?!?” Baby Sis: “That’s just us! We’re making a mess, mom!” Me: …. (Well, …
Kids Sleep Anywhere, The Camera Phone Edition
Unbelievably enough, I’ve gotten all these shots with my camera phone in the last few weeks. My kids have been hard at work falling asleep …