Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Return to Regular Programming
There’s well over a month left of summer, but for those of us with small kids, specifically in Homewood, Alabama, summer ends this week. Though it’s still steamy hot outside, the minute all our kids begin the trek to the little red brick building, the lazy, carefree days of summer are over. (That cacophony you…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving week!
Hi friends! It has been a while! What’s taking up my time these days, you ask? Here’s a quick visual. Sela and Kate on Hero day at school. Kate’s 8th birthday party! Sela at Christmas/Frozen/Cinderella madness at the mall. But what’s been taking up my free time the most? This friendly little chart is keeping…
Read MoreParenting, zombies, and cussing: The Friday Five (on Saturday!)
*This Friday Five installment is brought to you on Saturday because of the utter craziness of my Friday. 1. Y’all, parenting feels like a battle these days. Yes, good is mixed in too, but with a 6 year old who is learning to be quite sassy and a 3 year old who loves both her…
Read MoreA little bit about rest
My children have an uncanny ability to sense the exact moment I try to squeeze in even a few seconds of rest. They know when I open a book, when I sit down with my (warm for the moment) breakfast, when I dare to prop my legs up on the ottoman. Mind you, I only…
Read MoreEmbracing the Chaos of Life
I’ve learned something crucial about myself over the last few months, and I think it all stems from writing. I have a very hard time letting myself rest and relax, even when my body (not to mention my mind) needs it. Starting in August, both my daughters have been going to preschool three days a…
Read MoreObligatory First Post
Since this is probably the fifth or sixth blog I’ve started in my life, I won’t wax poetic about all I’m going to do here and all I hope to accomplish, because it may or may not happen! With an extremely active two year old under foot and another baby due in about three months,…
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