Category: Parenting

Motherhood Makes Life Interesting

Motherhood Makes Life Interesting

If there is one thing that changed my life more than any other thing, it would have to be becoming a mother. This won’t surprise anyone who has had children. Being a stay at home mom really emphasizes the challenges. Thank goodness for the rewards. Children change your life....

Snow Day!

Snow Day!

This is so different for us here in southern California that I just had to share. It started snowing at about 5:30 this morning and continued more on than off until about 10. We live high enough up that we knew there was a fair chance of  a little...

The Secret to Coping with Annoying Toys

The Secret to Coping with Annoying Toys

With Christmas coming up quite rapidly now, I just wanted to share my favorite tip for dealing with some of the annoying toys kids almost inevitably get. This works best on younger children, who can’t catch you at it. Ready? Just don’t install the batteries. Or remove them early...

Blogging While Half Asleep

Blogging While Half Asleep

Isn’t motherhood grand! We’ve been having quite the time getting Selene to sleep through the night to even a reasonable degree lately. And by reasonable I mean more than 1-2 hours between wakeups. Ever since everyone other than me and Selene got sick, she’s been waking up like that,...