One of the most difficult tasks a parent has is finding someone capable of caring for your children on the occasions that dictate you must leave them at home when you go out.
I thought I had someone I could rely on. Someone who could care for them as well, if not better, than I. I’ve [...]

I recently read a post by Pauline Karwowski over at Classy Chaos entitled  I can’t make this stuff up. #worstmomoftheyear. In it, she tells the tale of how her beautiful daughter ended up wearing a cheerleading costume to preschool on picture day. I encourage you to read the post, it’s very entertaining, but the short [...]

My mother loves to tell the story of the time that my dad was supposed to be watching me so she could take a bath. I was probably about 6. When he finally came looking for me, I was perched on the toilet with my toy guitar and had been serenading her in my truly [...]

Sarah is 2 1/2 years old. The youngest of four children. As an only child, I’m not so familiar with birth-order roles. I expected her to be a baby longer. She has so many people to do things for her, I thought she would just go along letting everyone do for her.
Well, I’ve been wrong [...]

Warning: photos in this post may not be for the faint of heart. Pun intended.
One of my favorite things to do is to volunteer at my kids’ school. If parents are invited, I’m there!
I love being able to observe them in their school setting–learning, interacting with their friends and teachers. It’s just so much fun!
And [...]

Any parent worth his/her salt does their best to teach their children right from wrong and how to handle every situation that they may come into contact with.
But there’s no way to cover every scenario. Some lessons will only be learned through mistakes and wrong choices made by the children.
Last Thursday, my nine year old [...]

I have four children. The oldest is 11 years, 5 months and 26 days old. My youngest is 2 1/2. For all but about six months of that 11 years, 5 months and 26 days, I’ve been changing diapers.
Even now, as I’m nearing what is likely the last few months of diaper duty for my [...]

Although I describe myself as a stay-at-home mom, I substitute teach once in awhile. Several blog posts could be written about those adventures, but we’ll save that for another day.
Today, I subbed in the classroom next to my third grade son’s room. Our lunch hours overlapped and we took the opportunity to have lunch together. [...]

I grew up reading The Family Circus in the Sunday paper. It was one of the few comic strips I could relate to as a kid. Now that I’m all grown up, I don’t read the comics much anymore. I’m more interested in the coupons and grocery circulars these days.
For whatever reason, on June 3, [...]

Today, I am giving thanks publicly for the teachers who have touched my children’s lives.
Everyone knows parents are the first and most important teachers in the lives of children. I agree. And I can confidently say my husband and I have done well in that role. However, I recognize the incredibly significant contribution their school [...]