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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, [...]

Ten Ways Develop a Child’s Attention Span

By |November 16, 2017|Categories: Parenting Tips, Uncategorized|

10 ways to develop a child's attention spans for long term success. I just got back from Word Camp which is a conference for people that use the website platform Word Press. The crowd there was extremely diverse, but we all had one thing in common: websites, or more specifically Word Press websites. One thing I heard over in over in the sessions [...]

Weaning Feelings and Other Big Emotions

By |September 11, 2017|Categories: Babies & Toddlers, Motherhood, Pregnancy & Birth, Uncategorized|

Elle has been weaned from breastfeeding for almost one week now. She is still a little restless at bedtime as she transitions into a new routine, but for the most part I think we've completely crossed over. And to put it bluntly I'm all dried up, so that ship has officially sailed. I am done having babies and nursing. The goat picture will [...]

Top 10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Motherhood

By |August 30, 2017|Categories: Laughter, Parenting Tips, Uncategorized|

I can't believe I now have a decade of parenting under my belt. No more rookie status for this Messy Mom; I'm going Pro. Actually, I'll save that status for mothers of teenagers, but I think I'm ready for semi-pro. Yeah, that's me. One decade of experience. I've finally found my footing, even if it is on top of a few legos. Here [...]

Meet Isabella

By |March 6, 2017|Categories: Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Special Needs|

  For SJ's birthday this year I thought it would be really special if she got an American Girl doll and and then we could take the doll to the American Girl Doll Hospital for hearing aids. The problem is I knew we couldn't afford an American Girl doll right now. Normally I would just buy second hand, but even then I couldn't find one anywhere [...]

iPhone Cases and Apps That You Will Love

By |January 27, 2017|Categories: Motherhood, Uncategorized|

First of all I would like to say thank you to JimmyCASE for giving me the chance to review this awesome iPhone SE wallet case. The JimmyCASE iPhone card holder is  ideal for a variety of situations. For dudes, it's super slim so it slips in and out of your pocket with ease. It can also eliminate the need for a bulky wallet, which means a lot less [...]

Digital Citizenship

By |September 14, 2016|Categories: Parenting Tips, Schooling, Uncategorized|

Sometimes it's scary to think of raising kids in the digital age that we live in. Terrorism, pornography, bullying, and so much more can creep into your home via the computer screen. It wasn't like that when most of us were kids, but on the bright side our kids have such an advantage over this past generation and I'll explain why. The internet wasn't [...]

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