Life's Too Short for Mommy Guilt
Jim Gaffigan is right. It is amazing that mothers have anyone to talk to! He lays out his brilliant case in Dad is Fat:"Motherhood is filled with executive decisions, and with each decision comes possible conflict with kids, husbands, and other mom friends. With...
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Jim Gaffigan is right. It is amazing that mothers have anyone to talk to! He lays out his brilliant case in Dad is Fat:"Motherhood is filled with executive decisions, and with each decision comes possible conflict with kids, husbands, and other mom friends. With...
read moreA Letter to Walt For His 3rd Birthday
Dear Walt,I am sorry this is nearly a week late. I know, I know, life of the middle child, huh? Moving took over our lives for a little while. Now that things are starting to settle down, I want to take the time to let you know just how special you are in a letter,...
read moreJane’s Last Day of Preschool
Little Miss Jane had a great first year of preschool. Last summer, alllllllllll that she talked about was getting to wear her new uniform, making new friends, meeting her teacher, and everything else related to preschool. She couldn't wait for the first day!Posing...
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Little Miss Jane had a great first year of preschool. Last summer, alllllllllll that she talked about was getting to wear her new uniform, making new friends, meeting her teacher, and everything else related to preschool. She couldn't wait for the first day!Posing...
read moreAn Organized Move
Sorry for the blog silence for nearly a month! Things have been just a TAD busy lately. We've had all kinds of excitement that I want to catch you up on. For now, I'm limiting myself to writing about our big move!Last Saturday, we moved out of our very first home...
read moreFirst Visit to the “Family Store”
I shared our new Happy Saint Reward System last week. (In case you'd like to learn more about it, here's the system overview, and here's how I made the coins & jars.) The first week of the reward system culminated in a visit to our new "Family Store." The kids...
read moreFirst Visit to the "Family Store"
I shared our new Happy Saint Reward System last week. (In case you'd like to learn more about it, here's the system overview, and here's how I made the coins & jars.) The first week of the reward system culminated in a visit to our new "Family Store." The kids...
read moreHappy Saints Reward System: How To
Yesterday, I shared an overview of how our Happy Saints reward system works.Today, I'll share how I created the Happy Saints coins and the kids' coin jars. I *did not* receive any material compensation for linking to the products I used. I simply thought I'd share...
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I'm *finally* implementing the reward system that goes along with our kiddos' new chores. I found this fantastic idea to create a system using saint coins, chore charts, and a family store from Humble Dwelling. I've tweaked the system to make it work for us. Today,...
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