I’m a horrible housewife. I don’t know about any of you, but if I miss 1 day, shoot I’ll just be real honest here, If I’m not cleaning 24/hrs day, my home becomes a wasteland of socks, toys, crayons, paper, books, nerf bullets, and so on and so forth. Piles build up out of nowhere. Bathrooms look and smell like latrines. Sheets walk off beds and drape themselves over chairs and desks. Gloves, boots, hats, are all over and when we need something we can never find it. I simply cannot keep up.
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Big Party Brewing For The Solemnity of the Epiphany!
Traditionally this feast is celebrated the 12th day after Christmas, January 6th, but this year, in the United States, this feast day has been moved to january 8th! Twelfth Night is a day of partying and feasting … lots and lots of feasting, lots and lots of partying and a day chock full of education that encompasses all 5 senses.
The Grass Is Much Greener in My Yard
I recently saw a fb post written by a wonderful, loving, beautiful mom bemoaning her work situation. She was having an awful morning, she was overworked, underpaid and was simply venting on fb to make herself feel better, she wasn’t necessarily looking for suggestions, just good old fashioned venting. However, in the post she innocently (perhaps innocently) said, “if you are lucky enough to be a SAHM, can you just take a moment to appreciate the HELL out of it” Ooooh, she said “lucky”. Those are fighting words for Stay-At-Home moms like me for whom luck plays no part! The only reason we can crunch the numbers and come out even or slightly ahead is because we MAKE it that way.
On The Second Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me …
The gift of another baby … kidding, but who knows, the possibility always exists. In fact, Maddy loves mommy’s “because they give us new babies”. I love the Christmas season. I love it for so many reasons, but one of the top ten is that we take a break and just hang out. 18 … Read more
Oh The Pressure …
You know, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m not Martha Stewart, and not recently, mind you, I’ve known for a long while. I’m just an ordinary mom with ordinary skills … diapering, feeding, cleaning, schooling, etc. But starting around Thanksgiving I suddenly become the Little Engine That Could and visions of sugar … Read more
Glenwood Springs Teenager Vying For Paddling Sponsorship
Grady Kellogg only took up kayaking three years ago. He’s come a long way in a short time. The Glenwood Springs 15-year-old is a finalist for Shred Ready’s “The Search” contest. If he wins, he’d become a sponsored member of the Alabama helmet manufacturer’s 2012 kayak team. Kellogg, who has a background in video editing … Read more
It’s Funny What You Learn About Other People’s Children When You’re Involved In Facebook
Yep, surely half of my kids are going to lose the “friends” they have on their facebooks after many read this, but so be it, most of those people I wouldn’t let my kids hang out with anyway. I’m shocked at what these kids say and how they act and the things they divulge. We … Read more