The shopping, the eating, the parties, the stress...you can tell it's the holiday season without ever looking at your calendar. But I bet you by January 15th, you'll have a good idea that the season has passed...and all those choices we made in the last two months begin to catch up, don't they? The pants are a little (ok, a lot) snugger. We realize we need a total house re-org ...
Best Gifts For Teachers Plus $125 Giveaway!
Looking for a way to thank the teachers in your life? Check out these Best Gifts For Teachers and take the guesswork out of finding the perfect gift! And enter to win $125 worth of free gifts while you are at it! Before my girls were in school, I just really could not appreciate what teachers do day in and day out. Sure, I KNEW they would be in charge ...
The Marriage Lesson I’m STILL Learning
Last Saturday morning I was faced again with the marriage lesson I'm still learning - I'd been awake since 5:30 am and here it was 8:30 am and my husband decides to FINALLY come downstairs and join the rest of us. While he had slept until 8 and gone straight to shower, I had been up with our two girls, taken the dog out (twice), fed the cats, gotten everyone breakfast, unpacked the ...
Our One Rule For Santa’s Gift
Want to know a secret? I've been told I had horrible parents growing up....that they robbed me of one of the most fundamental joys in the Christmas holiday. That's right...I never believed in Santa. I mean, can you imagine the gaul? It wasn't that my parents didn't mention Santa in all his gloriousness. And I certainly loved to hear the tales of Rudolph guiding the ...
Don’t Bother Looking For My Christmas Card This Year
It's happened - AGAIN...here it is December and I haven't even begun to think of making my Christmas Card. Well, I take that back. I have THOUGHT of them... In the sense that I think THIS will be the year. THIS will be my moment. When I finally get my act together and find the most perfect pictures of my family this year. Put them together in a beautiful ...
If You Are Lucky Parenting Is Wonderfully Hard
I was standing at my kitchen island, my hair thrown back in a low bun...no makeup on...my smelly gym clothes still stuck to my body. I was coughing...the same cough I'd had for 3 weeks but didn't have time to make an appointment for. Unpacking groceries...while my oldest whined that she was hungry. My youngest started crying because she stubbed her toe (again)...and both of them ...
Mini Marshmallow Fluff Brownies
So yesterday I was digging through my gazillion magazines I've been backed up on reading...plus weeks of newspapers. Am I the only one who has this problem? I seriously hope not. At some point not too many years ago, I would read the paper cover to cover and run through a half-dozen magazines a week. Then, kids happened. All nighters with little humans that made me a ...
Finding Gratitude In A World Of Too Much
"Ugh!" I groan as if the weight of the world was resting on my shoulders. I mean, it sort of was. After waiting in line at my town's busiest stop light, it was unbelievable to me that I hadn't been able to move through it during the first cycle. This is a big deal you know. I mean, I had places to go - I needed to pick up milk at Walmart, run to the gym, and get a shower ...
Stop Growing Pains In Their Tracks
It's 9:30 pm (2 hours past bedtime) and I have been in my 3 year old's room probably 10 times now. She just won't settle down...she wants to talk...about today...about yesterday...about what we are doing tomorrow. What in Heaven's name is wrong with her?! I want to scream!! For the past 3 or 4 nights, she's been struggling to go to sleep, waking in the middle of the ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Brownies
So I've realized lately that any dessert I make is a true winner in my family if it has any combination of chocolate and peanut butter. And based on the parties and luncheons I've taken these Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Brownies to, I would say that most people agree with my family. You just cannot go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter. Some days I think my husband ...
