It has been two months since my almost-three-year-old was introduced to Huggies Pull-Ups, and while I can't say she is 100% potty trained, we have made incredible strides in the bathroom using department. Before Pull-Ups: Me: Do you want to use the potty? Ella: ... » Learn More about Don’t Poop On Your Princesses
Family Stuff
Parenting, marriage, faith, and funny (with a few rants thrown in for good measure).
Motherhood & Reinvention
When I was a freshman in high school, my parents went away on a week-long cruise. They left my grandma in charge of my brother and me, and sailed on their merry way. Gram wasn't about to climb the steps to my second story bedroom, so I knew that any, uh, frowned upon activities could take place up ... » Learn More about Motherhood & Reinvention
Preparing the “Big” Kids for D-Day
When my daughter was born, my son wasn't yet 2-years-old. He was basically clueless when it came to my big belly, and as far as he was concerned, his special sleepover at Grandma and Pap's the night I gave birth to his sister, was just that: a sleepover. The first few months were a bit challenging ... » Learn More about Preparing the “Big” Kids for D-Day
The Walk of Shame
Yesterday around 11am, I started to feel...funny. Lower back pains, cramping in my belly--you know, in labor kind of funny. I put my husband on alert at work and went about the rest of my day as normal: dropped the boy off at pre-school, got the girl down for her nap, and settled in at my computer ... » Learn More about The Walk of Shame
Explaining Fire Safety To Your Sensitive Kid
Reddish orange tongues licked the black sky. The smoke, a thick blanket of suffocation. Sirens and lights, people gathering, the news report the following day. It happened so quickly. It could have been our house, but it wasn't. This time. ... » Learn More about Explaining Fire Safety To Your Sensitive Kid