by Stephanie | Aug 6, 2015 | family life, motherhood
I knew it was smart to put on waterproof mascara today. With a long road trip (sans husband, just me and the girls) looming, the potential for disaster was higher than usual. And yep, I cried all the way out of town, allowing myself to be manipulated by my...
by Stephanie | May 27, 2014 | family life
Tomorrow is the last day of school for my second grader, and the official start of summer vacation. You might remember that a few months ago I announced that I was going to try to scale things back here at Mommy, for Real, in an effort to hold onto my sanity. One of...
by Stephanie | Apr 3, 2014 | blogging, family life
I’m going to do something different today. I’m going to write the kind of post that I haven’t written in a long time. As I look back over the past few months, I see a lot of lighthearted, funny posts. I see some reflective ones, maybe even a few that...
by Stephanie | Mar 20, 2014 | family life
I am taking my two daughters on a road trip today- by myself. At the risk of overdramatizing things, it feels like more of a pilgrimage, actually. My parents are moving out of my childhood home; the actual house-selling happened rather quickly, and given that their...
by Stephanie | Sep 12, 2013 | family life, motherhood
A few days ago in Colorado, the temperatures were still well above 90, and it definitely still felt like summer. Today, it is a cool 60 degrees, and it has been pouring rain for several days nonstop. In fact, several of my close friends have just been given orders to...
