I am not a writer. I have no published works past the poem that was printed in the school newspaper when I was 12. I have no published books, though I proudly keep a children's book called "Nina Meets a Friend", illustrated by me in the 4th grade, and promise to read it to my [...]
Where does it come from? All of this stuff that we have?I ask myself this daily as I am picking up 700 puzzle pieces and attempting to put them in their designated, curved edge, places on the boards. I never have all of the pieces, nor do I ever look under the couch to see [...]
There are many things my children have said over the years that make me smile. "Mommy, your belly is really big and squishy.""Mama, your food is icky. I want McDonald's.""Mom, your phone is a good swimmer!"You know, really cute things that every mother would quickly write in the baby book. If she had one.Which I [...]
Why do I feed my children spaghetti, with red sauce, right after giving them a shower?Why do I let them sleep without a Pull Up in my bed when they clearly can not hold it?Why do I leave folded laundry on the couch for them to unfold and play with when I obviously could take a [...]
No, this is not a post announcing that I am pregnant. If I were, I would be very rich from the lawsuit money and everyone would get really nice Christmas gifts. No, no - this is about the yearning for certain things that come with another baby, prompted by the birth of a baby girl [...]
It is a beautiful, almost fall feeling, country day. The sun is out, the breeze is gentle and the humidity on hiatus. I open my back door, my windows, my front door and let my stale and brutalized by the summer house breath deeply. The smell of fresh cut lawns permeate the air, the dew on the [...]
Tonight marks a monumental night in my household. It is the first night in 4 years where my 4 and almost 3 year old will go to bed with no milk cup. Yes, my deepest, darkest secret is out. I put my kids to bed with milk.I know it's bad, I know it's wrong and [...]
Both my 4 year old and almost 3 year old love to ride bikes and my 1 year old loves to ride in her push car. So we spend a lot of time outside on our acre, riding on our long driveway and cul de sac. Even on hot days - today it is a [...]
I often watch other mothers with their children and automatically assume something about them. I can't help it, I am only human. If I see a mother frazzled and frustrated, I feel a kin to her and want to go over, hug her and tell her that I feel for her. If I see a [...]
There comes a time in my day when the testing of my patience, the moodiness and the bad attitudes runneth over. It is usually right about the time that I am exhausted and in desperate need of a squishy couch under my tired keyster. I KNOW, just from watching them at this time of [...]
Katie has taken on a habit that I swore up and down to never, ever tolerate from my children. I have bent and even broken on other never, ever's but some things just drive me absolutely batty. And most days I am teetering on the edge of living forever in a padded room, so I really don't need any [...]
I am smart. I am. I have a brain and I know how to use it. Just because it has been put a shelf to collect dust and cobwebs does not mean that I can not take it, dust it off and use it periodically. I try not to, because it can hurt, but I [...]
