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  • Freedom From Parenting Guilt

    Like most parents I fear that I fall short with my children. I worry that I don’t have what it takes as a mom and that I could possibly ruin my one shot at this child rearing [...]

  • Are Unexcused Absences Ever Excusable?

    I take school and academics very seriously, but I am not opposed to missing a day every once in a while even when the reasons aren't related to death or illness. Maybe you've seen some [...]

  • 10 Ways To Feel Loved and Adored By Your Spouse

    (originally posted on November 11, 2013) Imagine your husband brings home a rare painting in an ornate frame and he wants to hang it up in the living room, but you can’t find any nails, [...]

Free Signing Time Video

By |July 24, 2015|Categories: Babies & Toddlers, Frugal Living, Hearing Loss, Schooling, Special Needs|Tags: , , , |

I have great news for you all today! Signing Time has a released a  FREE Back to School Video Download. It's hard to believe that one of the stars of the show (little Leah) is now going off to college in real life! She was 4 when they started the series and so this free download is in celebration of that wonderful milestone. This [...]

I Fell In Love and Married Too Young.

By |July 21, 2015|Categories: Marriage, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |

I was engaged 15 years ago (so I was barely 18) and I got married 3 months later. Statistically speaking people married under the age of 25 are at a much higher risk for divorce. Low income families are too. Short engagements make your chances of success even lower. We were all of the above and then some. Some would call our marriage [...]

Behind the Scenes of the New Messy Mom Video

By |July 17, 2015|Categories: Creativity, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

  Baby Face Baby Hand Last week I had my 20 week ultrasound. Everything went great. The baby is healthy. I'm right on track with measurements. The kids enjoyed seeing the baby on the monitor and yes, we did find out the gender. I texted my brother from the doctor's office to announce the news and tell him I [...]

The Lego Americana Roadshow

By |July 15, 2015|Categories: Creativity, Family, Frugal Living|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The one good thing about my computer malfunctioning was that when I brought it in to the Apple store at the Kenwood Mall I happened upon The Lego® Americana Roadshow- Building Across America. I brought my kids back to experience it today. Z LOVES History and LEGO® so this would be perfect for him! Here is a photo he made me take of [...]

Finding Out We Were Pregnant

By |July 9, 2015|Categories: My Life, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: , , , , , , , |

I think most moms remember where they were when they found out they were having a baby for the first time. Well, you were probably in the bathroom, but I guess I mean where you were at in life. Or maybe you remember the date or details with every child. It's one of life's most surreal and indescribable moments. With my first pregnancy I [...]

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