Cube Dog App – Your Kids Will Love It!

Thank you to Cube Dog for sponsoring this review. For more information about Cube Dog please visit the Facebook page or download it on iTunes. I am always looking for fun new apps to put on our iPhones for the kids to play. It’s the perfect thing to keep them busy during those waiting periods […]

A Silent, Lonely Journey

There are so many things I want to tell you but I can’t. Sometimes military life is a silent, painful road. There are secrets to be kept. Security is first, and keeping things to myself is not my biggest strength. But, alas, I must. So that is why I am being quiet. I have recipes […]

What My Kids Think I Do All Day When They’re At School

I read a post by Wendi Aarons today about What My Kids Think I Do All Day When They’re At School and just laughed and laughed. I just knew I had to write my own list because we have this conversation every. single. day. It’s so funny what our kids (and others) think we do and […]

My Kids Are Funnier Than Your Kids

Just a few examples of why my kids are funnier than yours. Me: Charlie, please help clean the playroom. Charlie: But I didn’t play with any of this. Me: Well I didn’t wear any of your clothes but I’m still washing them for you. Charlie: I don’t get the point. Me: SIGH Me: Chandler, you […]

Kids and Allowances – Teaching the Value of a Dollar

This post was underwritten by BMO Harris Bank, which offers a matching $25 on a new savings account opened for your child through their Helpful Steps for Parents program. Learn more at bmoharris.com/parents. I’ve been wanting to write about kids and allowances for awhile now so I was super excited to be asked by the […]

Contentment and Gratitude: The Lesson That Never Ends

The past year we have been living in an 850 square foot, 2 bedroom apartment. Yes, you heard that right. My husband and I and our three BOYS have been squished into this box we call home. To make it better, we are on the second floor. We have to pay $3 a load to […]

You Know You’re A Mom of Boys When

Happy Mother’s Day!  I wrote this a while back over at BellazizasFavorites.com and thought it was worth sharing again! You Know You’re A Mom of Boys When: There is pee…everywhere…forget toilet seats, it’s everywhere people! There are numerous daily conversations about underwear, snot and butts…in a completely serious manner. There are numerous daily conversations about […]

Mommy Guilt

It all looks so nice, doesn’t it? My pretty, organized (as it can be because I am not that techy) blog. My homemade recipes. My thoughts on parenting. So nice, indeed. Yet here I sit, feeling not that nice. It’s Mommy Guilt, and it’s hovering over me. I reacted to the situation instead of responding […]

Not Me!

No, I did not take my camera into the bathroom so I could get this picture… …just so I could prove that I can’t get a moments privacy even in the bathroom because if the kids aren’t bothering me, the dog is! It’s weird and gross to perch on the toilet, camera in hand to […]