Don't make any sudden movements. Avoid eye contact if possible. Tip-toe when necessary. If communication is required, rely on sign language instead of verbal cues as to not cause disruption. Are we in the jungle, approaching a herd of elephants? No. We are in the living room, avoiding ... » Learn More about Toddlering: This, Too, Shall Pass
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Update on Project Patience, My Lenten Appeal
I've been known to throw a thing or two when I'm angry. There, I said it. I also use curse words to express said anger. Whew, that feels better. When a couple of loose sperm deemed me responsible for two small humans who've since renamed me "Mom," I thought it best to try and curb my ... » Learn More about Update on Project Patience, My Lenten Appeal
Project Optimism, Interrupted
We interrupt this regularly scheduled Optimism to bring you... And... And if spring doesn't spring, like, tomorrow, I will also bring you this... ... » Learn More about Project Optimism, Interrupted
My Very First Week in Review
Happy Sunday, pals! This week has been so crazy busy that it actually necessitated my very first Week in Review!! Not too excited about it, eh? Yeah, I feel you. This has the potential to come across as arrogant (does anyone really care about this week but ME?), and possibly a bit boring. So ... » Learn More about My Very First Week in Review
The Most Official Review of I Just Want to Pee Alone
If you want a how-to manual for trouble-free parenting, one that offers guidance and advice from other Moms, I Just Want to Pee Alone is not the book for you. The honest, hilarious, and sometimes poignant ladies in this Momthology aren't trying to tell us how to parent; they are holding our hands ... » Learn More about The Most Official Review of I Just Want to Pee Alone
My Priest Broke My Heart
My head almost exploded yesterday. I turned a color of red that caught my son's attention and clenched my teeth until my brain hurt. My Lenten promise to live life more gracefully and with more patience was tested. I failed the test big time. I'm getting ahead of myself. It bears mentioning ... » Learn More about My Priest Broke My Heart
The Momobile: Mini-bar Comes Standard
I can tell men have been calling the shots when it comes to the design of family vehicles. If Moms were in charge, it never would’ve taken so long to build a car with its own vacuum. My gal pals and I have been talking about surviving long road trips with family, and we all agree that the perfect ... » Learn More about The Momobile: Mini-bar Comes Standard
Oversharing: Paige Kellerman’s The Window Peeper
Happy Wednesday, pals! Welcome to the very first installment of the Oversharing: I Ain't Scarrrred series! One of my very favorite writers agreed to Overshare a story with you to kick things off! How excited are you right now?! If you're like me, you're jumping up and down, mostly because that ... » Learn More about Oversharing: Paige Kellerman’s The Window Peeper
Under Pressure!
In case you need some tunes while you're reading this rant, here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I Lately, I've been feeling that anxious heart racing in my chest kind of thing, and I didn't know why. Kids have been good, healthy. Work is under control. I managed to wash my ... » Learn More about Under Pressure!
Project Optimism: Right Under My Nose
I was a junior in college, calling home a few times a week to assure my mom I hadn't been incarcerated. She used to be super excited to hear from me, but with each subsequent call, she seemed increasingly rushed, like she didn't she didn't have time to talk, which was impossible because I'm pretty ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: Right Under My Nose