How do you get more self-discipline when you work at home?

Apparently, for a perfect article, you’re supposed to solve a problem for the reader. (See, I’ve been reading up on it. Fat lot of good it’s done me.) So I feel like I should apologize to all of my readers. Have I ever solved ANY of your problems? Noooo–unless your problem was you needed to feel better about yourself. If that is the case, I am HERE for you, man. I will tell you how short I fall of the […]

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Life, According to Daniel, age 5

There are 7 kids in my living room right now, watching Zootopia. And JD’s asleep upstairs, so only 3 of those kids are mine. (But man, did JD NEED a nap. He was crying over every little thing. Note to adults: when you’re crying over everything, and the sky is falling, go take a nap!) They are watching Zootopia. It sounds hilarious. It’s officially summer. Listen to the snack I gave them: a plate full of corn on the cob, […]

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How I Got an Attitude Adjustment When My Perspective was Failing

serious attitude adjustment

  Most of this week I walked around with a seriously bad attitude. First of all, when I wake up in the morning, my brain literally hurts.  I think I should really be going to bed around 9pm, not 10:30pm.  I’ll spare you the whining about why I need so much sleep!   I basically have been “waking up on the wrong side of the bed” and staying disgruntled and feeling sorry for myself all day long.   Until Wednesday […]

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What a week we have had: Toddler mom Stories

  This past week was a seriously crazy one.   Monday: We drove into the city for  Daniel’s “My ears hurt” doc appointment.  It turned out his ears were totally fine.  If only I knew how to check for ear infections!  I could spare myself so many doc appointments!   Then we came home, picked up Joshua from half day school, and stayed home until Monday night Yoga class.   I squeezed in laundry and household chores where I could. […]

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Beat Down Momma with 4 Under 7

beat down mama

None of us would make it as parents if it weren’t for moments like these. There are days in the great game of parenting where you just feel beat down.  That’s me today. I am the beat down momma. I’m just so tired of hearing myself say things like: -“No, get back in bed.” -“Joshua–Caleb–Daniel!”   ….because for some reason both Alan and I seem to have to always go through all the wrong names before we find the right […]

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MisAdventures at 32 Weeks Pregnant …..Embarrassments and Getting Stuck in a Window

What an unbelievable day we had! Hilarious pregnant-lady-stuck-in window story

  What. a. morning. Before I tell you this, you must first envision me 32 weeks pregnant.  Okay, it looks a little like this: and that was actually a couple of weeks ago…. So each day is something of a work out anyway, but this morning was……..especially special…. 1st the walk to school was a little rough due to constant false labor contractions.  Don’t worry, they don’t really hurt, and once I quit walking they were gone. It was “walk […]

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