Thanks to Picture Keeper for Sponsoring this post Ways to Revel in Your Children and Capture those Memories FOREVER with Picture Keeper My husband says I have a tendency to lean towards my natural proclivity to GUILT MY KIDS into submission. It’s almost as if, at times, I can’t help it. It’s not like I wield a whip and beat them, or force them to wash the windows. Rather I choose to guilt them … [Read more...]
DIY Fun: Show your love with a Handmade Mother’s Day Present
After living with me for 17 and 14 years respectively my daughter and son know the direct route to my heart is essentially through anything they can craft for me with their hands. There is nothing I love more than for my kid to Show your love with a Handmade Mother's Day Present. My heart stretches in ways that are hard to articulate when I get a gift that I know was conceived with JUST me in … [Read more...]
Four Things I’ve Learned About Life from my 14 Year old Birthday Boy
When I was a little girl I remember telling anyone who would ask me the question, " How many kids do you want when you get older?" AT LEAST FOUR. Of course I never anticipated that the actual act of getting pregnant for a second time would be so arduous. I feel grateful for my gem of a son, my little fighter who survived in my womb when his twin simply vanished at 11 weeks, on so many … [Read more...]
10 Easy Ways to Bond With Kids
In 2019 I am determined to marinate in moments and find EASY WAYS TO BOND WITH KIDS. To really look at my kids and be as fully present as I possibly can in their lives in this very moment. I am determined to-for that block of time that I have them within my reach- savor the way my son scrunches up his nose when I ask him a question. I want to savor the way out of the blue after I ask my son if he … [Read more...]
Signs You are Not a A Sleepover Party House Mom
What are the Signs you are Not a Sleepover Party House Mom: Here is the long and short of it- I know I am Not a A Sleepover Party House Mom-I have a lot of fragile items in my house- which some people (like my 17-year-old daughter) might say borders on hoarding. And while I wouldn't classify myself as an uptight mom when it comes to bedtimes, foods and rules when it comes to my house I am a bit … [Read more...]