There were days when I felt like I couldn’t keep up. There were days when I felt like time escaped me. By the time my head finally hit the pillow, I found myself wondering where the day had gone. It wasn’t because they were so young. It wasn’t because my husband was traveling so much. …
One frosty morning the wonderful gals at Mom Central sent a special care package from Fisher Price that seemed to be a custom fit for both of our princesses. When we first opened the box we were greeted by the Doodle Bear. Our 6 year old immediately grabbed this bear and its colorful markers and …
Sometimes it feels like a burden, this insistence I have on following the rules. Sometimes it feels like maybe my kids are missing out. Like I’m interfering with their natural inclinations to play without restraint. Up the ladder, down the slide. Let’s keep the sand in the sandbox. Let’s sit on the bouncer, just to …
You know that feeling you get when the kids have been bickering for what feels like hours but probably only amounts to 15 minutes? The racing heartbeat, the clenched fists, and the headache slowly forming? It’s temporary. You know that mama bear instinct that kicks in when you witness a child being unfriendly to yours …
Now that Christmas break is over we are getting back into the routine of things. With February here the kids are starting to get a little crazy and wanting a little bit of a longer break from school. March break (or Spring break as we call it around here) is just around the corner. I …