"Mommy, will you play superheroes with us?" my boys ask. "Yes!" I say over my shoulder as I load the last of the breakfast dishes, "but let me put the clothes in the dryer first!" But before I do that, I need to find an empty basket to put the current dry clothes in. There are no empty ...
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To the adults who thought they deserved discounted airfare for sitting in front of my children
I've flown with my two oldest kids a lot. We live in Texas, my parents and siblings live in Michigan, the work that I do can be done anywhere so we're able to visit my family often. I used to have a count of how many times my boys have flown but I've actually, for real lost count now. (This post ...
Real Thoughts Parents Have at Children’s Museums
Did I really just pay admission for myself, too? Is "museum" the right word here? Like really, how are we defining "museum" these days? Because this just looks like a giant play place chaos fest--letsbehonest. My kid is going straight for the Legos. We have a tote of Legos as tall as him at ...
Get your Kids involved in Spring Cleaning!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sam's Club. All opinions are 100% mine. Spring is in the air! And with it comes the yearly reminder that it's time to deep clean the things in our houses that we merely graze over in our daily routines. Time to clean the high spots, low ...
How to Throw Inexpensive Indoor Birthday Parties for Kids
If you have a kiddo whose birthday falls in unfavorable weather, you're in the same boat as I am. I have a real problem with my son's early January birthday, because even in Texas, it's just about impossible to depend on the weather to be nice enough for a simple outdoor park or yard party. That ...
A Thank-You to Grandmas Everywhere
Hey Mom, Or "Grandma" as the kids have trained me to call you for these past few years. I know I roll my eyes a lot-- like when you put bandaids on their nonexistent bo-bos. or when you bring over your latest haul of new clothes for them. when you let them destroy your house and then ...
How to keep your technology SAFE with kids around
Kids and technology: it's a parenting topic we've only had to talk about for the past few decades. Most of us don't know what it's like to grow up with cell phones, laptops, tablets, and desktop computers around from our babyhood. But kids today don't know anything different. It's something new for ...