If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Have you ever said something that inadvertently hurt someone’s feelings? Would you want to know if you had, especially if what you said was something that you say on a regular basis to a variety of people? Last night […]
Questions kids ask
Sometimes your kids ask you questions that are easy to answer. “What’s for dinner?” “Where are my socks?” “Can we get a puppy?” Other times they ask you something and all you can say is, “Uhhhh…” “How does Santa get toys to all the kids in one night?” “Will my stuffed animals go to heaven?” […]
Five Gifts Parents Want You to Buy Their Kids
Not long ago I wrote a guest post describing what not to buy children for gifts. They were the things every parent cringes at when they see the wrapping paper come off: Toys that make noise, junk food, STUFFED ANIMALS, etc. Clearly, after telling you what not to buy, a follow-up post telling you what […]
Week eight: The time changer’s wife
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Okay, so maybe my husband isn’t responsible for the time change, but if you haven’t noticed yet, every single blog title for the Keeping It Real Challenge has been the name of a movie or a variation of one. […]
Week seven: The awful truth
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. On Tuesday I followed a link a friend shared and was introduced to Ben Sauer. Ben is a beautiful four year old boy with a brain tumor. An aggressive brain tumor that is not responding to treatment. Barring a […]
Grammar geeks, unite!
Happy National Grammar Day!
Week six: The paper chase
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Every December, Eric utters words that I know are coming, but still dread with every fiber of my being: “We need to start getting our tax stuff together.” A simple sentence with the power to make me hyperventilate. This […]
Week five: National Lampoon’s February vacation
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. I never wanted to be one of those moms who dreaded school vacations and longed for her children to go back to the classroom. What was the point of having kids if you didn’t even want to spend time […]
Why I don’t dread 4:30 anymore
What’s your least favorite time of day? The morning rush, getting the kids up and ready for school and yourself up and ready for work? The mid-afternoon lull, when you have three more hours before you can go home, but all you want to do is take a nap? The bedtime routine, fighting tooth and […]
Week four: Groundhog day
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Do you ever feel like you’re living the same day over and over again? I’ve been at this ‘Keepin’ It Real Challenge’ for a month now and as I look back over my daily journals, I’ve noticed a word […]