My daughter goes to her first day of kindergarten tomorrow. I think that I am ready. I know she is ready. She is looking forward to it. Her teacher seems wonderful and is a favorite among many. Moms of school aged children keep telling that I am going to cry. And I am just not…
DetailsYou just can’t be mad at that smile! This weekend my husband and I decided to take the kids to the lake ‘condo’ that their grandparents own so that they can experience vacation at the beach one more time before the hustle and bustle of the school year! As time went on, my husband and…
DetailsTaking my kids anywhere right now, feels like a major task. Yes, I have three kids, ages five and under. Three car seats to buckle, three bodies to put into place and three temperaments to navigate, at any given time. However, I have things to do, places to go and tasks to accomplish. If I…
DetailsI can not tell you how it started, but one day while driving I began teaching my kids the rules of stop light tactics, as in green means go, red means stop, yellow …. Out of nowhere, my 2 year old son joyfully exclaims, “and purple means dance.” I was about to dismiss his comment…..I…
DetailsI realize as Moms, we may feel that we can never get enough sleep. However, after reading this article on friend and colleague, Eliz Greene’s website, Busy Women’s Guide ,I learned that there are some major dangers and risks that we take when we do not care for ourselves as well as we care for…
DetailsWishing you a wonderful day, full of all the things that YOU enjoy! Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms who desire to live life with less guilt and less stress! Have a blessed day!
DetailsI used to be so proud of what an excellent multitasker I was…heck, I would BRAG that I could clean up the kitchen, send an important work email, feed the kids AND talk on the phone at the same time! I used to laugh and poke fun at my husband who would be wiping down…
DetailsThe phrase, “I am trying to keep it in perspective” has come out of my mouth way too often these days. It is not that I am completely loosing it, it is just that I am days, if not hours, away from having my 3rd kid. (This is the second time in a week I…
DetailsI am sitting here, feeling some mild contractions, mild back ache, days away from my actual due date with baby #3. I am excited, grateful and at the same time, impatient, crabby, hormonal (just ask my husband!) and uncomfortable! For the last few days I hear myself saying, “I just want to get this show…
DetailsAfter months of little blog activity and a major dilemma which I was facing internally, I had an ‘aha’ moment just this week, while speaking with with Joan Carey, author of “Ponder This.” It was the first time we chatted and I was explaining my dilemma that I was currently facing with the embarrassment of…
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