Family
All things pertaining to parenting and partnering!
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Is It Over Yet? (Eric, you can come home now….)
Church services are not designed with little kids in mind. Nor are they designed with the parents of littles in mind. Yes, they have Sunday school and nurseries and cry rooms, but I’m talking about the timing. Services typically start from 9:30-10:30, then by the time it’s over, kids are collected, we buckle up and… Continue reading
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Mother’s Day and Love Cups
At the risk of sounding sickeningly sweet – I must say it: My cup runneth over… This Mother’s day weekend was filled with lots of love, lots of girl time, adult conversations, connecting with old friends, meeting new ones, hanging with family and it was in a word: awesome. To all the mothers: the nurturers,… Continue reading
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Boy Jobs
I am not a fan of certain boy jobs. (We call the things I don’t like to do around the house “boy jobs”. As in my husband takes care of them. No, I’m not being sexist. Yes, girls can do these things – I just don’t like them. Maybe I should just call them “Eric… Continue reading
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Parenting Encounters
Lately I’ve had some interesting encounters while parenting in public. Let me rephrase that: Since my children were born I’ve had crazy encounters while out and about. Most recently on a really crappy day, I was rudely told in a grocery store to teach my child to count apples somewhere else because I was “in… Continue reading
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A Crap Day Brightened
Days like today just beat me up. Quick Recap: Kids woke up at 5am – Hannah with a “nice” diaper gift. (Should have been my first clue!) Poop before coffee = never good. While shopping at the grocery, was rudely informed that I was in the way and that I should “teach my daughter to… Continue reading
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This Actually Happened. Today.
My Day After this day, I think I’m just done The novelty worn off: me-0, deployment – 1. The kids were crazy, stuck inside this rainy wet day While making lunch, nearly chopped half my finger away! “Stop teasing your sister!” “Leave your brother alone!” Even I can’t stand the sound of my going on… Continue reading
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Joy
If writing for a fitness blog has taught me anything, it’s that I have to practice what I “preach”. After writing a post about making exercise work with kids, I really had no excuse. So I found this: It’s a playground next to the track! There is absolutely NO reason I couldn’t get out there! As… Continue reading
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Wonderful Wednesday: No Agenda Days
I love perfect days. Days like today. We had no plans. No where we had to be. No agenda, no expectations, just woke up to see what the day would bring us. After a yummy breakfast and some creamy Kona in my cup, I put on my workout clothes and thought about the lonely treadmill. I wasn’t… Continue reading
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Dear Straight Mom of a Curly Kid…
Dear SM (Straight Mom) – She hears you sighing when you attempt to brush her curls. She hears your comments about her “rats’ nest”. She’s listening. She hears you. She gets the message. So let’s change it. First, since you don’t have curls, there will be a bit of a learning curve. Please check out… Continue reading
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The Days When It All Works…
I love the days when it all just works. You lay out a plan, you execute the plan, and the kidlets cooperate. Sunday was one of those days for us. We had a birthday party to go to, and despite it being and hour and half drive each way, I decided to just go. It… Continue reading
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