Always evolving, Never Average
For the first time since I became a mom, I’m not taking the kids trick or treating tonight. Number 3 and 4 are staying home, and Number 5, 6, and 7 all got invited to go trick or treating with different friends. Number 5 and 6 were getting picked up by their friend’s parents, and …Read More
Tonight our town had a trunk or treat. I don’t really get trunk or treat. Like, if you can’t go trick-or-treating — which, let’s be honest, is all treating and no tricking — then sure. I get it. But there is plenty of candy to be found on actual Halloween. How many times do my …Read More
Halloween has always been a really big production for me. Even back in my single days, I really enjoyed coming up with a costume that had a pretty big wow factor. While it was a little bit stressful at times, it was mostly fun for me, and I enjoyed the process of coming up with …Read More
Yesterday was my four month anniversary. I’ve been booze-free for four months. The days have been easy. But sometimes the nights are hard. Like tonight. Friday nights are rough. Cause that’s when all the moms start really using the wine glass emojis and making jokes about when it’s acceptable to start drinking. Jokes that, in …Read More
There is one comment I hear far and above any other as the mom in a large family. I don’t know how you do it. So I’ll fill you in on my secret. But first, one important thing to note is that when you have a lot of kids, it just becomes your new normal. …Read More
A couple years ago, I made a milk jug skeleton for the kids for a Halloween decoration. There are a bunch of versions online and on Pinterest — here is one that is pretty good. It took about an hour and a half to make, and the kids loved it. I don’t know if I …Read More
Happy Halloween to all my fellow super fucking annoyed parents of bottle flippers. I LOVE this super cute set! Check it and tons of other cute stuff out at Betsy Boo’s Boutique — my fave place to shop online! https://susie-johnson.mykajabi.com/Maintain-Through-The-Holidays!-Free-5-Day-Challenge
A couple days ago a friend of mine posted a picture of a pumpkin her daughter made. I had never seen anything like it before, but I thought it was so cute. I Googled how to do this, and all you needed was some crayons, a little glue, a pumpkin and a hair dryer. I …Read More
Dear Number 4, 5, and 7, It is two days before Halloween, and this year, in 2015, you are nine, six, and four years old. On Saturday, you are dressing up as a cat, a witch, and a princess. Your costumes are adorable. And you three are so excited. Your brothers are excited, too, of …Read More
First Kid: Before this one is even born, you have purchased the World’s Cutest Halloween Costume. The First Kid is going to be a pumpkin or a pea in a pod or something equally and nauseatingly adorable. On Halloween night, you pack your kid in the car and drive to the house of every single …Read More
