Breastfeeding Blog Hop: Week 30 and a Goodbye
When I took over the Breastfeeding Blog Hop from it’s original host, Life with Levi, I was very certain I was up to the challenge of writing about breastfeeding each week, even though I wasn’t...
View ArticleBreaking Point
It took 19 months of being a SAHM for me to lose my mind. 19 months to realize that a trip to Target for groceries every two weeks was NOT in fact enough of a break from my children and husband so that...
View ArticleAnd Then I Called Poison Control
This story is about poop. You have been warned. On Saturday we started to notice the boys had green poops. Like. REALLY green. Like maybe somewhere between Green and Mountain Meadow. At first we just...
View ArticleA Day in the Life at Casa de Slacker
Sometimes it gets really overwhelming staying at home. At the end of the day I look at what actually got done and it seems like absolutely nothing in comparison to what I have on my to-do lists. Most...
View ArticleImmersed.
When the twins were about 18 months old, we started talking about what kind of school we wanted to send then to. At the top of our wish list was a language immersion school. There are quite a few...
View ArticleWhat do you Need?
Remember earlier this year, when we were making a very big attempt at purging all of our stuff and living more simply? Why is it so hard to remember that intention at this time of year? Or rather, why...
View ArticlePart-Time Blogging, Pinterest, and Pink Eye
Over the past few months I’ve started blogging less. When I get the bug to write, I do it over at Minnesota Mom, and everything else ends up here. Up until this fall, I had my laptop on the dining...
View ArticleBizzy Babee Wrap {A Review & Giveaway}
I used to host the Breastfeeding Blog Hop and every Thursday was my night to sit down and dish about the ups and downs of nursing. I handed the reigns over to the lovely ladies at Sisters n’ Cloth and...
View ArticleDon’t be Captain Obvious
There are few things that irk me more than when a pregnant woman complains of morning sickness and someone tells her to eat a Saltine before she gets out of bed in the morning. Is there anyone in the...
View ArticleI Thought I Lost my Kid.
Right now I am sitting at my dining room table, trying to figure out how in the world I am going to get this house packed up. I can’t get the dishes done without Judah running out the backdoor, let...
View ArticleYou know what they say about plans…
35 is tricky. At least it seems to be for me. On one hand, we are finally in a house, feeling settled. On the other hand, my body is starting to rev up for the big change. Or so I thought. Apparently...
View ArticleO-oh here she comes.
On Friday, I had the earliest ultrasound I have ever had. My due date was moved back two days, I got to see our teeny tiny, and hear a little heartbeat. It was awesome. I’ve been sinking into that...
View ArticleQueen of my Castle
This is going to ramble a bit… Way back in July (August?) we decided we were just going to go ahead and announce this pregnancy so I could freely talk about it here. Of course that pretty much meant I...
View ArticleSo this happened…
(Let’s pretend I didn’t just completely neglect this space for the better part of the past year and jump right into the here and now, shall we?) This kid joined our family: Silas 7 pounds, 11 ounces...
View ArticleSometimes Parenting is Hard
I’ve been saying it for a long time. Judah is by far, our hardest kid. He meets his milestones. He has conversations at a level far above that at which he should. He is polite. He is helpful. He...
View ArticleCommunication is Key
If you are going to make big sweeping changes to how something is done, you need to communicate early (and often!) to the people those changes will be affecting. This seems like a simple rule, but...
View ArticleOops!
We told the boys they could have a kitten. This doesn’t seem like a huge deal, except I have been saying for the past year that I am in no uncertain terms, done with pets. D.O.N.E. And then a friend...
View ArticleRun Run Run Run Runaway
I just want to write. Every night as my head hits the pillow, my eyes blink open and that thought flashes across my mind. I just want to write. But when? How? What do I even write about? Brain dump!...
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