Hey Moms… Are you losing your shit right now? Are you in the middle of a pre Christmas freakout? Are you one horn honk, one stink eye or one kid complaint away from the mother of all meltdowns? If you are, I get it. I have been there. And a couple years ago, I’d have […]
Christmas
I’ve Changed My Mind About The Elf On The Shelf. Sort Of.
The Elf On The Shelf pictures are starting. A few years ago, I wrote a post about my near hatred for the EOTS. At the time I wrote that, I was knee deep in little kids and chaos, and the thought of adding one more item to my list of things to think about and […]
Pulling The Grammy And Papa Card
Last week Number 7 made a Christmas list in her journal. It was so cute I had to take a picture: I was going to decipher it for you, but I’ll let you try to figure it out on your own: Stuff ror krismis i Pad 2. FijiT spinr 2. fijit Qub A water Bottle. […]
You’ve Been Elfed — How We Are Going To Practice Kindness This Holiday Season
Yesterday was Sunday, and Number 4 had a cross country meet about forty-five minutes away from our house, and Number 5, 6, and 7 had to come watch. It was chilly and not especially exciting for them, and I so I promised them that we’d make popcorn and sit on the couch in our pajamas […]
Not Your Average Weekend 2018. It’s Happening.
About a year and a half ago I fulfilled a dream of mine and hosted a weekend for women. I called it Not Your Average Weekend. It was a two-night retreat for women (and moms in particular), and my goal was for everyone to have a chance to let off some steam and not deal […]
The Christmas Savings Challenge — Because The Holidays Will Be Here Before You Know It
Yesterday I came across a blog post about saving for Christmas. I hate to even mention the C-word when it’s still August, but we start school this week, and once that happens, I can (kind of) start thinking about the holidays. I am not one of those early shoppers. I don’t have all my shopping […]