(Warning: Personal info and babbling ahead!)I am sitting here thinking that I should be packing since we leave at 4 am for our road trip to Minneapolis. Instead I wanted to write post about my thoughts. Thoughts about entering into a new decade. Or simply thoughts on becoming 30. Yes, I am 30 today! When …
Q: Ok, I’ll ask. How do you deal with guilt over mistakes you have made as a parent?A: WOW, someone hand this parent a medal for being real. I know this question one that many of us deal in our heads over and over and over again. I know for myself there are times when …
By Kate Hayes To begin this week’s post, I would just like to send out a big thank you to all the wonderful readers who commented on my last post, “Does Wanting to Work Make me a Selfish Mom?” Wow. I could feel the understanding and compassion (and the hugs) coming from every comment. And …
by Carly I have never been a neat freak at my house. Oh how I would love for just one day to be so freakishly neat that not one thing was out of place, everything polished and squeaky clean. I personally have such a hard time focusing on one task that is is hard to …
by Patricia It’s summer time at the Roost and it’s hot. Our summers are short here so we try to take advantage of being outside when we can. But what do you do what it’s too hot to go outside or there are too many mosquitoes eating you alive to make outdoor fun comfortable? It’s …