by Stephanie | Sep 16, 2016 | family life, parenting
I am no goddess of Pinterest. Crafts give me cold sweats. I’ve never been Room Mom, or even contributed a clever, creative snack to a class party. But after ten years of parenting, I finally pulled off an epic themed birthday party for my oldest daughter: An...
by Stephanie | Sep 11, 2016 | family life, motherhood
She is ten now, and we have just wrapped up the most fantastic, elaborate, and detail-oriented birthday party I have ever thrown in my decade of parenting. So satisfied with myself am I that, after the last parent picked up their child at 9:30 p.m., I requested that...
by Stephanie | Jul 10, 2016 | family life, funny, motherhood
Then: You arrive at the pool with your towel, delicious beverage, ipod, and a novel. You wear a string bikini that actually says Corona on it. Sometimes you spritz yourself with a water bottle when you are hot but too lazy to walk five feet to sit with your legs...
by Stephanie | Jun 13, 2016 | family life, motherhood
A few days ago, my children and I sat on a patio having lunch with a good friend for her birthday. I held her newborn baby while my girls cooed and tried to make him smile and my friend managed to eat some bites of her food with her hands free. As we sat there, we...
by Stephanie | May 5, 2016 | family life, motherhood, parenting
Last Saturday was my big show. I co-produced the Listen to Your Mother Boulder show this year, and it has been a TON of work with huge rewards. Saturday was the day when everything came together, colliding in a big, beautiful, chaotic culmination of all our hard work....
by Stephanie | Apr 7, 2016 | family life, motherhood, parenting
Nine years old is an interesting age. So is thirty-seven, come to think of it. My daughter and I are both experiencing growing pains of sorts, in both similar and different ways. As a 4th grader, she’s not quite a “tween yet,” although I suspect she...
