Oops, I did it again
The “wise” Britney Spears can sum this post up the best – “oops, I did it again.” One of my past blog posts, “Cher Said It First,” detailed how I spent too much time focusing...
I'm late to everything. Literally, my family says "I'll be late to my own funeral" and my friends take bets on when exactly I'll arrive. My husband's family is from Colombia and they joke that they run on Latin...
A love for reading is a nonnegotiable in our family. Here are some of the best new classic kids' books that are sure to become a favorite.
Mamma, so much is on our plates and sometimes with our busy schedules it is hard to fit everything in. Making an elaborate, healthy dinner can be quite a chore sometimes. It is even harder when we are rushing...
Back to School means back to packing lunches. With three kids in elementary school who carry a lunch box four days a week (only buying on pizza day of course) it can become rather monotonous for me and them....
Picture this. An easy shopping trip for back to school clothes, done in one stop, and it doesn’t break the bank…. It sounds like a dream, right? Well believe it! I have four kids, and I was able to...
Think back to your tweenage years, especially the time when we were ready to start middle school. We were SO worried about friendships that may have changed over the summer, or the start of tougher courses, and the constant...
Reading opens up entire new worlds to you, transports you to new places, and lets you live vicariously through someone else. Want to slay a dragon? Track down a thief? Visit the moon? Learn about the discovery of radium?...
Today I was taunted by a box of tissues. Not even Kleenex, mind you, but generic Target up & up™ brand tissues. The tissues sit in a bin in our utility room next to a disgustingly dirty backpack and mock me by...
I used to spend the month of May dreading the upcoming summer "holidays". I treated summer as if I was going into battle...entering survival mode, but this year I am making a plan for Camp SAHM and am hoping to...
I was intrigued by the title.
“Quit Doing These 8 Things for Your Teen This Year if You Want to Raise an Adult.”
So I clicked and read the list of ways to make your teen more responsible, autonomous, and ready...
As my 8th grade daughter and I hastily made our way from one school night activity to another, she announces from the passenger seat that her boyfriend just broke up with her. In a text.
So I did what any...
You've heard of the 7 year itch in marriage? Well, there's a 7 year twitch in parenting. Ages 11 - 18. I'm halfway through death valley, seasoned in dodging the eye roll but still learning the slang and technology....
Growing up I had a close friend who swam competitively. She and her four brothers all swam on the same team. At the time, I felt sorry for her because she wasn’t allowed to choose her own sport or activity. Now as an...
I caved to the pressure last Christmas and convinced my husband that it was time to get our twelve year old daughters smartphones. They were two of the few sixth graders at their school without phones. Before sixth grade they were...
Fun Holiday Activities to do with Kids in Orlando
The holidays are filled with so many activities! From school events to family fun, there is plenty to do. BUT if you find yourself...
