When my oldest daughter, Katie, was born, she was the picture of perfection in our eyes. A tiny little ball of chubby cheeks, fuzzy hair and sweetness. She came out, after a grueling 21 hour labor, via c - section. Her already obvious blue eyes wide open and we joke, to this day, have not closed [...]
I sit here on a Saturday, early afternoon, listening only to the teen flick movie that I am not embarrassed to say, I am actually choosing to watch. It is about a bunch of teen aged cheerleaders and brings back memories of my cheer leading days. Probably my last good years before I decided my [...]
First off, let me express my deep gratitude to all who read my blog. I am truly honored to have so many who enjoy following me here! As many of you know, I have decided to use my blog to create a website called adayinmotherhood.com. It is in it's infancy and is definitely a work [...]
There are few days in mothering that surprise me anymore. I expect the unexpected, brace for the surprises and tell myself day after day that I will not go into a conniption when something odd happens. It gets me through and that is my goal each and every day.Yesterday, however, was one of those days where [...]
There are few things I dread more than packing up my kids and taking them out in public. They are cute kids, their unbiased Mother types, don't get my wrong. But they are 4, 2 and 1 and a diva, a whiner and a determined little cookie. And these kids are a lot of work [...]
Writing a blog is a very personal, self- exposing, egotistical thing to do. Especially a blog like mine, where I have a goal of being so brutally honest that it hurts sometimes. But I enjoy it. And it is a hell of a lot cheaper than therapy. Often I sit down with an idea in [...]
Thanks to my blog, and the support of it, I seem to have exited my end of summer funk and woke today motivated to get something done! My mood is good, my energy on target and my clothes a day old. I make a mental list of what I would like to accomplish and what [...]
I made the decision yesterday, in a moment of weakness, to take my children on a road trip today to see their grandparents. My children actually travel pretty well - thank God for DVD players - so the 2 1/2 hour trip there and 2 1/2 hours back was not the source of my apprehension. Nor did [...]
For days now, I have been trying to dig myself out of a funk, get motivated and function as a positive, self- assured Mother to my daughters. For days now, they have been trying to crush me like a centipede who got too close to their precious light up Princess sandals. I think my children got [...]
I planned on coming on tonight and writing about my worst parenting day since becoming a stay at home mom. A day that actually made me want to get a job, leave my children with sitters, and work 12 hours a day for a boss who is no more mature than my kids. A day [...]
Now that I have planned, cleaned for, executed, cleaned up after and celebrated 2 - and most of a third - which was canceled last minute - birthdays for my family this month, it is time to take the time to get it all back on track.Time to stick to a diet, adjust an attitude and become the [...]
Play dates were invented, I believe, by intelligent Mother's who decided for the health of themselves and their children, they needed to get the hell out of the house! Preferably to meet up with other Mother's who were also at their wit's end. Mother's who desire a conversation that involves no deciphering of the toddler words, no [...]
