Charlie: Mom, how old was Chewie when we got him? Me: He was about eight weeks old. Charlie: Why didn’t we get him when he was first born? Me: Because newborn puppies need to stay with their mommies so they can drink her milk. Charlie: Oh, poor Chewie. I bet he misses his mommy’s boob. […]
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I have been wanting to do a fun photo gallery wall for some time. I had the perfect spot for it going up the stairs to the boys’ bedrooms. Pinterest gave me some really cute ideas. I imagined this cute little collection of photos. And then I started laying out the frames that I had […]
The Middle Child Syndrome. It’s the thing that has middle children everywhere wondering about their place in the world. I was a middle child but I was also the only girl so I think that cancels it out. Our middle child is Chase. He is eight years old. He is the most relaxed and easy […]
Really bad picture of the back of Matt’s head. We’ll say it’s artistic, not blurry. Matt and I had plans to go to dinner with some friends last night. He asked me to get him some clothes ready. Me: “What do you want to wear?” Him: “I don’t know. All I know is that I want […]
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At my boys’ school, there is a big focus on kindness. In an effort to ward off the bullying problem that so many schools deal with and because they have a holistic approach to teaching kids. It’s about more than just academics. They really want to teach the kids how to be good people. (Which, […]
Here are a few things that I absolutely did NOT do lately. Buy something on clearance then hide it from my husband. Who, me? Are you kidding, what kind of a wife do you think I am? I am always 100% *ahem* honest with my husband about all of my purchases. Use a boxed mix […]
I was having an online conversation with some fellow moms on Twitter about the idea of where does the line of nurturing our children and spoiling them become blurred. We were talking mainly on the idea of moms making lunches for their high school children. At first I was appalled at the idea of it. […]
I’m not a very controversial type of person. I’m a peace keeper. I don’t like to blog about stuff just to create drama or get attention. But when my sister-in-law told me about an experience she had this weekend, I just had to say something about it. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve already […]