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Staying in a Hotel With Kids, By the Numbers

May 15, 2017 By Lauren

Staying in a hotel with kids is far different than staying in a hotel by yourself. Let's break it down by the numbers.

About a month ago, the kids and I left Eric home and went on a little mini-vacation with some of my family. We spent three nights in a hotel, which was a huge treat for the kids since we rarely do that. It was fun for me too, and having my sister in the room […]

Filed Under: Family Life, I Tried It!, Parenting Humor Tagged With: hotel, memories, numbers, pool, travel, traveling with kids, vacation

It Was Just a Set of Steps

May 7, 2015 By Lauren

It Was Just a Set of Steps

  It was just a set of steps. Three or four granite slabs set into the side of a grassy hill. The steps didn’t lead anywhere. In fact, you could skip them entirely simply by walking up the hill beside them only to be met with more hill beyond. They sat close to the edge of the […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: childhood, memories, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, steps

Easter Desserts Your Kids Can’t Screw Up

March 19, 2015 By Lauren

Easter Desserts Your Kids Can't Screw Up

I know, the title is a little harsh. I have a reason for it though! Last year, just before Easter, I wrote a post entitled Our Cookies Look Like Crap and They’re Absolutely Perfect. You should go read it, but the gist was that when you get your kids to help decorate, the results don’t always turn […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: baking, cooking, desserts, easter, easter desserts, fun, holidays, kids, memories, perfect

My Totally Selfish Reason for Taking My Kids to Disney

January 16, 2015 By Lauren

Taking My Kids to Disney

My Totally Selfish Reason for Taking My Kids to Disney Have you ever noticed how once you start thinking about something, it suddenly seems to pop up everywhere? It makes sense I guess; things you never paid attention to start sticking out once they’re already on your mind. Recently, we’ve been talking about taking a family vacation to Florida […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: brats, debt, Disney, entitled, kids, memories, parents, spoiled, vacation

On the hard days, REMEMBER

August 6, 2014 By Lauren

Remember

It’s been a hard day. Kids squawking and squabbling. Too much noise, not enough peace. I remember my first night as a mom. After everyone went home and I was alone with my hours old baby. How I marveled at his silky soft skin. His tiny, perfect features. The way he knew exactly where to […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: childhood, children, encouragement, fleeting, hard days, love, memories, motherhood, remember

They told me it was gas (or Why I always have shaved armpits): Part 2

April 10, 2014 By Lauren

You can find Part 1 here. After getting checked in and triaged, we began to wait. And wait. And wait. To this day I am thankful for the three friends who sat with me hour upon hour. You’ve never seen four happier people in an ER waiting room before. We were chatting and laughing and […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: breathing trouble, college, gas, hairy armpits, memories

They told me it was gas (or Why I always have shaved armpits): Part 1

April 9, 2014 By Lauren

“What does it mean if it hurts to breathe?” I asked my friend. His comforting reply: “You probably have gas.”

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: armpits, breathing trouble, college, gas, memories

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