Listen to Your Mother...and other writing
What Will She Remember?
The memory of a young child is a funny thing. My earliest childhood “memory” was of climbing Mount Rushmore. Which, given that climbing that particular historic landmark is not allowed, would make my memory a load of crap. However, we did take a family vacation to...
The Kid-free Weekend and the Inevitable Reentry to Life
As you may recall, I just skipped town for a weekend alone with the husband. I am quite certain that you have all been dying to know mildly curious and/or disinterested to hear the details of our Valentine's getaway (No, not those details. This is a family show. Oh,...
Raising Sisters- Will Someone Always Lose?
Welcome back to Finish The Sentence Friday (FTSF). We give you a sentence and you finish it (however long or short you'd like). Write a post and link it up, or if you don't blog, feel free to finish the sentence in the comments for everyone to see. This week's...
Why I Was Drinking Wine at Noon Today
It was a Saturday afternoon. I had just settled my toddler into her high chair with her lunch, and figured I had about 12 minutes to wolf down the soup I had just reheated. I was about to ask my six year old what she wanted for lunch, when she breezed by me and said,...
Help a Mother Out
Friends, I need a little help today. I am doing something kind of crazy. Next month I am planning to audition for the Denver Listen To Your Mother show. Check out their website for more information (and y'all should consider auditioning in your respective cities,...
5 Reasons Why Toddlers Are Great
Toddlers get a bad rap sometimes, for obvious reasons. Their casual disdain for avoiding public humiliation, the way they suddenly morph into a screaming, clingy demon with an insatiable urge to be attached to your pantleg the moment you open the refrigerator to begin...
Weekend Snapshot
I rarely post on the weekends, but I figured, today is a slow day, so what the hell? Why not do that fancy "weekly wrap-up" thing all the cool kids are doing? Last night I took my first grader to the talent show at her school. I have to say, these events often make me...
Mommy Guilt: Party of One!
Welcome back to Finish The Sentence Friday (FTSF). We give you a sentence and you finish it (however long or short you'd like). Write a post and link it up, or if you don't blog, feel free to finish the sentence in the comments for everyone to see. This week's...
Why I Need to Break Up With My Diaper Bag
Today's Monday Listicles topic is 10 Things In Your Purse, suggested by Ducky. But here's the thing: I don't have a purse right now. I am still firmly entrenched in the era of The Diaper Bag. I know that I need to get a purse for those times when I go somewhere...
Reality Killed The Soap Opera Star
Welcome back to Finish the Sentence Friday! I am happy to be hosting this weekly blog hop, along with these fantastic ladies: Janine from Janine's Confessions of a Mommyaholic Kate from Can I Get Another Bottle of Whine? Dawn from Dawn's Disaster Each week we will...
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