So today is my eldest-born’s sixth birthday. It got me thinking about my own birthdays as a child, and how my mom always tried really hard to make them special. Now my mother dearest has eleven children. Eleven!! It still boggles my mind. She had many routines to survive parenting her eleven. We had a…
parenting
Why Huggies Swimmers are the BEST
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Huggies, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #HuggiesSwimmers http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO. When I was single, going swimming was THE. BEST. I barely did any actual ‘swimming’ it was more like ‘laying out’ with my best friends for hours talking…
50 Potty Training Tips from Real Moms
We are at the end of Potty Training Week 1 for my 3-year-old, my second boy. I think I speak for everyone when I say that potty training suuuuuukkksss!!! Truth be told, it’s not THAT bad but it’s a lot more exhausting than I think we expect. You have to spend a LOT of time…
How I {don’t} Do it All
I love being a blogger. I really do. I have ups and downs, times when I’m super burned out and other times when I’m really gung-ho about blogging and all my projects. I have times when you can’t drag me away from my computer and other times when I have to force myself to get…
Win a Year’s Worth of Method Laundry Detergent!
You might remember this little gem of a picture. My kids are 1) adorable, and 2) very, very messy. They can’t even eat a few crackers without making a giant mess. That being said, my least favorite chore is doing laundry And what do you know, messy kids=lots of laundry. It is the most daunting…
Praying For Peace–in Memorium
Today, you might have noticed a large number of bloggers observing a “Day of Silence” in honor of the Sandy Hook shooting victims. When I first heard about the event, I decided to participate. However then I thought about some of my friends who couldn’t participate due to commitments to sponsors and I would feel…
Miss E’s Halloween Dress
I haven’t done a truly personal post in a long time! This blog used to be a place where I could share my crafts and DIY projects but also a place where I could just talk about my life, my kids, and things I’ve been thinking about. Well today I have to share with you…
Eight Ways To Raise a Happy Toddler
Kids Earn Rewards for Chores on Myjobchart.com
So my husband has this watch. It’s a nice watch. And my four-year-old saw the watch and decided that he too, must have a watch. So we decided that if he really wants a watch, he can earn the money for it. And to earn money, he can do chores. Does this sounds familiar to…
On Grief
I’ve joined the ranks of a group that, excuse me for saying so, I would rather not be in. People Who Have Lost Loved Ones Unexpectedly. The shock and gut-wrenching pain of a loss coming from nowhere is a circle of Hell. Grief is a strange thing. Much different than I thought it would…
Alice’s Funeral: “Goodbye Temporarily”
Alice Demske Hansen’s funeral was held on a beautiful Monday, May 14th. Kurt and Alice dated for four years before getting married, 1 1/2 of which was long distance. When they dating long distance, they would spend hours and hours talking on the phone. They hated to hang up and disconnect with each other. They…
Forum Friday: Where would you be if you’d taken another path?
I recently found out that a REALLY popular blog is written by a girl I used to work with. We shared the same cube. (She was a terrible conversationalist, by the way. Always talked right through my comments.) Anyway–I have to admit…I was shaken up, even a bit jealous. I kept thinking how much work…
