It wasn’t until I took a couple hours to work outside in my garden while Bill watched both kids one sunny Saturday that I realized I may actually be getting the hang of this ‘mom’ gig.  I came back in, sweaty and streaked with dirt and tomato juice and covered in red-ant poop.  (I can … Continue reading The Broken Bill Blog. Or, the Mindful Mommy Blog

Let me set the scene.  I got not one but TWO boxes of my favorite cashew-milk ‘ice-cream’ treats, as a special treat to me after an exhausting hour at the grocery store.  I’m rushing to get the last few items before they kick me and my adorable SCREAMING progeny out of the store, the city … Continue reading TINY TANTRUM TIME-BOMBS. AKA, my adorable children.

Ellie and I were out in the garden today, watering the cantaloupe seedings, checking on the withering tomato plants and gathering some of my organic green peppers.  Well, Ellie was using her trowel to fling dirt around the garden.  I was muttering, weeding, and batting away the bugs.Sounds idyllic doesn’t it?I used some of the … Continue reading Dysentery Concerns and a GET OUT!! Review

This blog is late.It’s late for two reasons It’s my birthday MONTH!  I’m turning 25 again.  I’ve been busy making myself cakes and going to painting classes (no kidding!) and in general making such a fuss over myself I haven’t had time to think about what to write.Dean Koontz has another book out and EVERY SINGLE … Continue reading This ‘Girl’ has something to say

When you let your three year old go on her iPad while she eats breakfast, she will begin asking for it AS SOON AS SHE WAKES UP IN THE MORNING.  If you’ve been up half the night walking the floors with a teething 7 month old, your reply will be ‘sure.’  Enjoy that with a … Continue reading There’s mac and cheese for dinner tonight (again) and other reasons I’ll never win ‘mom of the year’.

Confession: I've yelled at the dog already today and it isn't 8am yet.After running back into the house numerous times AFTER getting the kids all buckled in so I can fetch the snacks I forgot, then Ellie’s water, then switching Benji’s pacey out for a clean one because he flung his to the floor in … Continue reading Confessions Of A Stay At Home Mom

I don’t know if my Canadian friends have heard about the shooting that took place in Alexandria?  It was at a ball field where some Republicans were practicing for a bipartisan charity baseball game.  (Which has since taken place).  About 20 minutes from where we used to live.  With just-born Ellie.This was a targeted hit.  … Continue reading Healing America’s Broken Heart.

Ellie had a play date this week - right between getting over a mysterious fever and then coming down with a cold.  It was with her friends from school, at a splash park.  Maybe I should have cancelled but the fever was long gone and the cold hadn’t shown yet.Anyway, it’s kind of fun meeting … Continue reading Angela, The Fashionista. Or, Will Ellie Still Love Me When She Realizes I Have the Fashion Sense of a 12 Year Old

Top Three Ways To Survive TEETHING BABIES (when you can't just drop them off at Nana's)     1) Eat lots of chocolate.  Lots, and Lots.  And LOTS.    2) Two words.  Frozen.  Banana.  (In a mesh teething bag - they have them in the grocery stores)    3) Try EVERYTHING.  Most of the stuff out … Continue reading Fear and Teething in Texas, or, Top Three Ways To Survive TEETHING BABIES (when you can’t just drop them off at Nana’s)

I’m often stopped by strangers who want to see the baby.  And even when I’m busy, or not in a social mood (can you SEE I haven’t brushed my hair yet this morning lady!?) I DO try to stop and let them see.  It’s a pain-free way to elevate the mood of someone else. Benji … Continue reading Top Ten Healthy Habits to Start Right Now or, Healthy is the New Sexy