by Stephanie | Dec 21, 2014 | family life, parenting
Well, we’ve survived Christmas! Now just NINE more long days of the holiday break to go… Stay strong, parent warriors! The holidays are fraught with opportunities for disappointing moments, meals, and potentially humiliating gift exchanges. Childhood...
by Stephanie | Dec 14, 2014 | family life, funny, motherhood
Welcome to Part 2 of our ParentZ Bop Holiday Edition! I asked for your help, and you came through for me! A few weeks ago, I put out a call to friends and readers for what they really wanted for Christmas… I’ll let the video speak for itself. Without...
by Stephanie | Dec 10, 2014 | family life, funny
I wrote this post last holiday season, but thought I’d give you a little update. The girls requested that our Elf on the Shelf return again this year, and so far it’s been a success, with only one early-morning-oh-crap-I-forget-to-move-the-Elf moment. Both...
by Stephanie | Dec 4, 2014 | family life, funny, parenting
How is everyone surviving the holiday season? I’ll be honest—I’m having a hard time keeping up and getting everything done. The holiday events, the Christmas card and letter (yes, we are one of the approximately 8 people in the world who still type a...
by Stephanie | Dec 1, 2014 | family life, funny, motherhood
It has begun. The week of Thanksgiving, my third grader presented her three-year-old sister with a hand-wrapped gift, the contents of which were completely unknown to me. And I knew that for the next month, various members of the family would be intermittently...