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Category Archives: Parenting

Choosing Hope #PrayersForBoston

Over on Babble Voices I wrote about Talking to My Kids about Boston and the inspiration for that picture. SharingView full post »

This Morning #LoveForNoah

This morning I crawled into bed with Monkey and nuzzled his sleep tousled hair, kissed his pillow creased cheeks andView full post »

Rollercoasters

There are real rollercoasters   And the emotional ones that you experience when your kids disappear at an amusementView full post »

Making a Difference

Sometimes the pivotal moments in life, the epiphanies come out of nowhere. Last Thursday we woke the kids up to watch anView full post »

Ready, Set, Milestone

Weren’t we just moving you into a big boy bed? and now. You’re growing, changing, moving faster than myView full post »

Dear Tooth Fairy

alternately titled I Love My Daughter and Her Sweet Heart “Dear, ToothFairy I’m very sorry I had a cavatyView full post »

Let Me Be Enough

You’ll never know what happens in the hours after I’ve fussed at you, after you’ve cried and I’View full post »

Happy Father’s Day Edition

Happy Father’s Day, by Princess Happy Father’s Day, by Monkey Nathan’s Choice picture and title forView full post »

The Power of A Smile

I think Casey says it best; “No one looks worse, when they smile” Even people who should NEVER use sun in onView full post »

When Mom Says No

A conversation between the 3 year old Monkey and Me. Monkey: “Mom, why do you tell me No so much?” Me: &#View full post »

Scary Mommy and The Pants Dilemma

I am honored to be here, in the wonderful land of Monkeys and Princesses. I love visiting Rachel for her deliciousView full post »

Redneck Mommy, Redhead Mommy… Whatever

I have been blogging for a hair over a year, it’s a thick, coarse, auburn colored hair, but it’s a hair noneView full post »

If I Had Known

If I had known the last time you nursed would be the last time, I would have allowed your warm sweet body to stay curledView full post »

Pencil VS. Eye

You know those parenting moments, the ones that leave you glowing with pride. Yeah, that’s not the kind we’View full post »

The Manic Mom Dash: Or Naked in Target

So we’ve had the Squat and Wiggle and The Flip, Strip and Roll, today for your toilet related amusement, I bringView full post »