I may not know which New Year’s resolutions to make, but I’ve learned which to avoid! It’s that time of year again—time to make New Year’s resolutions! Unfortunately, many of us will have already given up on our resolutions and considered our efforts a complete failure by mid-February. Why is that? One of the problems […]
For as long as our kids have been trick-or-treating, my husband and I have argued over what to do with all the Halloween candy they collect. The kids come into the house, dump their bags onto the dinner table, trade for favorites, and then commence a sugar binge on mini-chocolate bars, lollipops and packets of […]
This November 6, if you’re an American citizen over the age of 18 you should be heading to the polls to cast your vote for incumbent president and Democrat, Barack Obama or his challenger, Republican Mitt Romney—but where will your kids be? My two boys will be right by my side. Whenever my husband and […]
As someone who isn’t happy to give out candy to greedy teenagers in last minute costumes on Halloween, I’ve sometimes wished for a solution. I could always turn the youths away, but this often leads to property damage. If you’ve ever had your house toilet-papered or your vehicles egged then, like me, you may decide […]
At 13 years old, my older son asked me over and over why he couldn’t have a Facebook account. For a year I managed to convince him to wait a little longer. I wanted to be certain he was ready for the responsibility—and I wanted to make sure I was ready, too. Last month my […]
It’s taboo to admit, but I’ll say it. When my 13 year old son didn’t make the soccer team, mixed with feelings of heart-wrenching sadness for my boy who slumped into the car, sweaty and dejected after being cut, was also a sense of selfish relief for myself. They say that being an athlete takes […]
While being a WAHM (work-at-home mom) has its advantages, one of the biggest misconceptions is the belief that those of us who do it are always at home to work—quite the contrary! Many of us who telecommute, particularly those of us with children, still have to find time to take our kids to and from […]
Our home is 1,144 square feet. I always have trouble visualizing just exactly what those figures mean, so let me put it another way—my house is smaller than your average two-bedroom apartment. The house is one story, has no basement, no attic, no garage…no place to hide. This works well when I call the family […]
There is always a dry, wilted flower lying on my desk—it’s one of the flowers my 10-year-old son has picked from the yard and given to me in the capricious way young children do. When I least expect it, he’ll thrust a dandelion, buttercup, wild morning glory, or purple clover blossom in front of my […]