Family Life Archive

  • It’s All Starting to Make Sense…

    It’s All Starting to Make Sense…

    Since accepting the position as the Head-Lady-In-Charge around these parts I have been forced to realize some truths: 1) Stay-at-home mom = easy access to food pantry and Cheez Its… All. Day. Long. 2) Stay-at-home mom = growing collection of yoga pants. 3) Stay-at-home mom = slight addiction to online shopping. 4) Stay-at-home mom = [...]

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  • Happy Friday!

    Happy Friday!

    Here’s to a fantastic weekend!  The week has flown by and I am oh-so-ready for a couple of days of debauchery and indulgence.  In my house, however, that roughly translates to “sleeping in while Jeremy gets Jack his oatmeal and milk and Avery her Peanut Butter Crunch and water with ice in it.”  I know, [...]

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  • Willful Toddler or Medical Mystery?

    Willful Toddler or Medical Mystery?

    I’m pretty sure my soon-to-be 3 year old is missing his eardrums.  That has to be it.  That is the only plausible reason for why he seems to be unable to hear me.  Day in and day out he asks me a question, I answer, he asks me again, I answer, he asks me again, [...]

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  • I love moments like these…

    I love moments like these…

    I am absolutely not kidding when I say that I am sitting here on my couch, looking out my picture window into the backyard and watching my almost 3 year old son, Jack, trying desperately to pull his pants off and pee into his wading pool.   Man, I wish I had that kind of determination. [...]

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  • Punishing your kid…with your other kid.

    Punishing your kid…with your other kid.

    Okay, I need to ask a question.  Do you have kids?  Do they, at times, annoy the hell out of you?  Do you, at times, need ways to keep them busy so you can actually get something done with your day?  If you’ve answered “yes” to any of the aforementioned questions then ponder this next question for me [...]

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