Interview with my Military Kids

I did a little question and answer with my kids about being a military family and deployment over at Kids VT. I love their answers! One-on-One with my Military Kids

Operation: Military Kids

These are some of my favorite people! Read why here: Operation: Military Kids

How Are The Kids?

I posted about the kids today. How are they doing during this deployment? How Are The Kids

Kids Birthday Party Madness…

Where I talk about despising kids birthday parties at the arcade pizza place. You do too. Don’t lie. Kids Birthday Party Madness…Please make it stop!

Kids TV Shows…Am I A Hypocrite?

My boys’ new favorite show is Survivorman on the Discovery channel. We are generally pretty picky about what we let our boys watch. We don’t watch Spongebob. We don’t watch those dumb teenager comedies. I just don’t feel like my young boys need to get caught up in shows about boyfriends and girlfriends and all that drama. […]

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 […]

Could my kids BE any different?

My two youngest boys both made a Halloween craft at school.  When they came home and decided to eat them, one of them did this: While the other did this: And then decided he’s save the sucker for another time. These boys could not possibly be any more different.

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 […]

My Kids Annoy Me Sometimes…And Why It’s OK That I Said That Out Loud

 Have you ever been really annoyed by your kids? Have you ever wanted to tell them to just please STOP TALKING? Have you ever looked like this?  Having kids can be a wonderful beautiful thing. They can be so precious. They can also be really obnoxious. But do you know what else is obnoxious? Moms […]