Here I am, 36 weeks and 5 days pregnant. If the date on the calendar wasn't enough, I have every symptom that indicates I'm almost there. Each of which could mean labor is imminent, or 3-4 weeks away. Don't you love how ambiguous all pregnancy symptoms are, beginning with the earliest ones at conception? It could mean this...or it could mean nothing at all. They're all like ... Read More
Driving Long Distance with Kids
The holidays are officially here! It's that crazy time of year where we are going 1,000 miles a minute trying to do everything and visit family far away. My in-laws live quite a ways from us (about 11 hrs with NO STOPS!). Plane tickets are extremely expensive plus we'd still have to rent a car and drive a ways to reach their town, so we drive. It's not my favorite thing to do ... Read More
Addendum to the Household Rules
Addendum to the Household Rules Ridiculous in light of more important rules we need around here, but hey, a girl can dream... Funny thing is, we don't actually even HAVE any official household rules. It's on my list to thoughtfully draft some one day soon. I probably would have done it by now if the rules were going to be meaningful to me, like THESE: 1. Don't mess up, ... Read More
Being A “Yes” Mom
I'm trying something new. It's not ground breaking or rocket science but I think it will make a huge impact on my daughter. At least that's what I'm hoping for. You see, it's so easy to say No! I say "NO!" a lot, probably too much. I decided to do a little experiment and say "YES" as often as I could (for a reasonable activity) and I would hopefully get good results. So here's ... Read More
Movie Review: Mom’s Night Out
So I'm a little late in seeing the movie Mom's Night Out, but now that I have... I feel like I must tell Moms everywhere just how wonderful it is! The movie basically brought my life to the big screen. The main character, Allyson, is me. Oh.my.goodness, she is me! She's even a 'Mommy blogger', for pete's sake! I laughed a lot during this movie, and I cried a lot as ... Read More