Things I Need My Kids To Know

An oldie, but a goodie... Dear Ben and Blake, I was watching you play tonight at YaYa and PaPa's house when I was there to pick you up after work and I couldn't help  it...all I could do was stare at you. You both bounced from one thing to the next with such purpose and at the same time with …

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Inside That School

It seems a little silly that something like my baby starting Kindergarten could bring me to tears as quickly as it has been able to the past 24 hours, but I have totally fallen victim to the whole "how is time going so incredibly fast" thing. You see, I am pretty sure it was just a few d…

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The Truth About Moms

If there is one thing I am very certain of in life, it is that I, in NO way, truly appreciated the value of my mom until I became one. I wasn't ungrateful (well, actually I probably was ungrateful, but it totally wasn't intentional), and I didn't discount everything she did (well, I prob…

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Parenting...You're Doing It Wrong

I am not the best parent in the world, and I am totally okay with that. Some days I nail it. I run this thing like I know exactly what I am doing and everything falls into place. We all wake up on time, I remember to make dinner, we all brush our teeth in the morning and at night, and nobody throw…

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Through Parenting Eyes

Parenting is tough. Even during the fun stuff, it is tough. It is the most rewarding thing you could ever imagine and while it is too much of an awesome thing to call a job, it's a full time gig. It's a constant stream of thoughts, a puddle of tears, a room full of laughter...it is everyth…

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Dead Presents, Dirty Socks, And The Art Of Learning To Not Always Speak My Mind

My 5 year old informed me today that he needs a hair cut and that his nails need to be cut too. He followed that up by telling me we should probably take care of the hair and nails of his little brother while we are at it. He hates when I cut his nails and has never cared about the length of his ha…

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Reasons My Kid Won't Eat

Getting my 2 year old to eat is currently going just as well as keeping my hardwood floors in my entryway clean during the slushy snowy winter. I'm not even talking about getting the kid to eat healthy food. No no, I am just talking food in general. If it is food, he is not interested. This is…

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They Call Me Mom

They are 5 and 2... And they call me Mom. They fall down and get back up. They do super cool things that they want me to watch (over and over and over). They are thirsty. They need a snack. They have to go to the bathroom every night after they lay down in bed. They play EVERY sport in my living r…

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37 Reasons I Just Can't

My whole body hurt when I got home from work yesterday. Office work - it's not for the weak. It was cold in my cute little office and apparently I sat with my muscles tensed all day long because when I got in my car and blasted the heat and started to thaw, everything started to ache. I hate g…

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Appreciating Now What I Know I'm Going To Miss Then

Firsts can be fun. First dance, first kiss, first time living away from home, first jobs… First birthdays, first steps, first words... First road trip, first time flying, first time seeing the ocean… Firsts are where you start. They are the stepping stones to all of your nexts. They mark the beginn…

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Ice Cream, Brothers, And The Things That Make It All Worth While

I have been having a lot of moments lately. Being a parent of a 5 year old and a 2 year old lends itself to a lot of emotionally charged moments. Actually, being a parent at all lends itself to a lot of emotionally charged moments. It's life. With kids. There are a lot of moments. There are a mil…

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Postpartum Depression, PUPPS, And My Son's 2nd Birthday

I've been extremely moody lately. My fuse is short, my tendency to yell is greater than my tendency to speak, and I want it to be someone or something's fault. I don't want it to be just because I am a crabby beast. My youngest little dude turned 2 yesterday and it wasn't until he …

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Happy Mother's Day - To The Mom I Can Only Hope To Sort Of Be

I appreciate Mother's Day in an entirely different way now that I am a mom. That is a pretty obvious statement, but my appreciation is a bit different than you might think. Yes, I appreciate the homemade cards and crafts that are so adorably made at preschool or at my own kitchen table more th…

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The Type Of Mom I Didn't Set Out To Be

I had a whole different blog to write today. It was kind of funny kind of cute and it had lots of fun pictures. I was going to keep it light today. I was going to post something entirely different. And then we sat down to do homework. Ben has never been one for coloring or writing or even drawing.…

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It Will Always Be So Much More Than "Just A Game"

Sports are not just something we do around here. They aren't games, they aren't hobbies and they aren't ways to fill our time... Sports are something we live. I remember the first time I saw my husband cry. We were 18 years old and had just pulled into the parking lot of a Bakers Squar…

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When Facebook Makes You Feel Like A Bad Parent, Just Read This

I signed onto Facebook the other day and had the sweetest message from a friend I went to college with telling me that I make her feel like a bad parent on a daily basis. I was totally flattered. That kind of makes me sound like a jerk face, but I am relatively hard on myself, so it was nice to hea…

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Things My Kids Have Ruined

I am one of those who truly believes that my life is better because of my kids. I see things differently now that I have them and I enjoy so much more because of them. But with all of the good that they have brought...they have taken a few things down with them. And now, a list of things my kids h…

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Firsts & Lasts

Out of nowhere tonight my littlest little guy started dancing in the middle of the living room to the song playing in between worlds on Super Mario Bros.   He was cracking himself up and didn't care at all that nobody seemed to be paying much attention. I swear, Blake has grown up more in the pas…

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Yes...My 1 1/2 Year Old Has His Own iPad. No...I Don't Feel Bad.

Both of our boys got iPad Minis for Christmas. Yes...both boys. The almost 5 year old and  the 1 1/2 year old.  There is the occasional judgmental stare that follows my telling some people that, but honestly,  those don't  bother me all that much. Yes. My 1 1/2 year old has his own iPad. He also …

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A Letter To My Boys

Dear Ben and Blake, I was watching you play tonight at YaYa and PaPa's house when I was there to pick you up after work and I couldn't help  it...all I could do was stare at you.  You both bounced from one thing to the next with such purpose and at the same time with no care in the world.  You…

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