Stay at Home Mom Archive

  • Snow…it’s about durned time!

    Snow…it’s about durned time!

    I woke up this morning to a beautiful sight.  And let me tell you in advance that the snoring man lying next to me with his opened mouth resting against my newly washed pillowcase was NOT it. Nay, I woke up to a tiny version of a Winter Wonderland.  Delicate little ice crystals dancing in [...]

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  • Holy Shrimp! It’s 2012!

    Holy Shrimp! It’s 2012!

    To borrow from my 5 year-old’s ever growing vocabulary, Holy Shrimp!  Can anyone believe that it is now the 12th year in the 21st millennium?  I mean, come on!  2012?!? I remember growing up in the 80s and getting my jam on to Prince’s “1999″ while trying to imagine what the world would look like [...]

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  • Well, Hello there!

    Well, Hello there!

    Hi folks!  I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve checked in but it’s been a very full month.  I’m sure that any of you with small, living extensions of yourselves can certainly understand. It’s Back to School month and with that comes all kinds of responsibilities that were somehow pushed to the back [...]

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  • Alright…so this is why I do it.

    Alright…so this is why I do it.

    In case you’ve been following my blog you’ve probably heard me whine a little (okay, a whole lot) about my unpaid stay-at-home mom job.   To quickly recap:  I love my kids and feel grateful that I get to be home with them…but I sometimes question whether I had a lapse in sanity when I made [...]

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  • How Much Freedom Should We Give our Kids?

    How Much Freedom Should We Give our Kids?

    I remember it was a warm and sunny summer day with just enough clouds to make it as pretty as a postcard.  I was perched on the back of a neighbor kid’s motorcycle whipping around his property without a care in the world.  The wind was rushing through my hair adding a cool reprieve to [...]

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