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April 2010

April 12, 2010

Birthday Cake Help!

Ladies, I write to you on this Monday morning looking for some culinary advice. My...

April 09, 2010

La Dolce Vita

Dear friends, we are in week #2 in Rome. The kids are thriving on all...

April 09, 2010

Bonus

We got some new patio furniture, which came with a free toddler bed.

April 05, 2010

Why I need a camera on my phone

h/t to Jonathan for the photo

March 2010

March 31, 2010

Under Water

My kids have been sick, on and off, for the entire month of march. Not...

March 29, 2010

Random Thoughts, New Baby Edition :)

Over the past couple of weeks, our family has been enjoying lots of quality time...

March 23, 2010

Raising Real Men

The day I received an email from Melanie and Hal Young was probably like any...

March 22, 2010

Hand over the wash rag

My two year old son Gus teaches me a lot about life. The little guy...

March 20, 2010

Please read what she said…

There is an important conversation about Postpartum Depression going on over at Faith and Family....

March 19, 2010

What My Boys Are Teaching Me These Days…

-band-aids are a necessary item at all times (even in a mom's purse!) and you...

March 18, 2010

The Greatest Gift

Dear readers ~ I wrote the following post for our church's mothers' group (St. Anne...

March 16, 2010

A Mother’s Prayer

Help me give my children the best – not of trappings or toys, but of...

March 09, 2010

Porn Shop in your back seat?

So, I have been spending some time on FaceBook after realizing that my kids already...

March 02, 2010

When Oma* Comes to Stay…

...All sorts of wonderful things begin to happen! For example:~Exotic and delicious foods suddenly appear...

March 01, 2010

Potty Talk

Even with 4 children successfully wearing undies night and day, I consider myself a potty...

February 2010

February 26, 2010

You’re Excused

Gone are the days of “my dog ate my homework” and other lame excuses. As...

February 12, 2010

I Get to Keep Them

We are preparing for our world to turn upside down in a month when we...

January 2010

January 28, 2010

Small Successes

1. Stayed caught up on laundry while in the midst of a family wide stomach...

January 20, 2010

Beginning Again

I don't really like New Year's Resolutions. Well, that's not entirely true. I think what...

January 19, 2010

The Gift of an Ordinary Day

Friends: I hope you enjoy this video. I'm so thankful for all the older mothers,...

January 13, 2010

Let’s Talk

Over the past week I have been chatting with lots of mothers of eight year...

January 12, 2010

Rules of Engagement

Charlie (almost 4): "Mama, what do teenagers do?"Me: "What do you mean?"Charlie: "What do teenagers...

January 08, 2010

Transparency

In the recent onslaught of holiday cards and letters, we received the gamut of greetings....

January 08, 2010

At Least He’s Honest…

As my father laboriously installed 24" sliding locks on the french doors leading to our...

December 2009

December 31, 2009

The Mommy Card

As I spend my mornings this week in the waiting room during our son's occupational...

December 21, 2009

Sometimes it takes a blizzard

All of the pre-Christmas madness came to a grinding halt this weekend as the northeast,...

December 12, 2009

The Circle of Life

We spend the majority of our time and space on this blog discussing the inception...

December 03, 2009

If…

If you had been spending too much time on the computer already, tinkering with photos,...

November 2009

November 28, 2009

Thought this was interesting

If you have a moment, read this lead story in Time Magazine. Are you a...

October 2009

October 09, 2009

Staying at Home

My husband sent me a link to this article at EPPC, "A Skewed View of...