There are a surprising number of photos of me with goats as a child. My family never flew anywhere on vacation. We drove. Everyone piled into the VW Rabbit or, later, the station wagon with the peeling wood sticker on the side, and my father drove us on “the scenic route” (read: more trees) to [...]
Summer days can be looong when you have kids at home, so I did a bit of research on Pinterest and came up with a 31-day plan to keep us occupied. I think you’ll agree that it is both educational and accurate. Enjoy! From creative time together to totally giving up: 31 Days of “Summer Fun” [...]
I have lost track of how many friends have told me I’d love podcasts. Listening to them, possibly even doing them. Well, today I’m a believer. D.J. Paris of Thoughts from Paris invited me to join him to add a podcast interview to his Bloggers are Weird series. I had no idea how fun it [...]
I…I just don’t get it. I’m almost speechless. I SAID “ALMOST.” Is anyone modest with their physicality anymore? Does anyone say “No” anymore when asked to do unclothed or ridiculous things in a public forum? Does anyone see the value of not being publicly naked or not doing anything it takes to get on TV [...]
Many of you know I run a strict household. By that I mean I had to hang up a list of House Rules for kids a couple years ago to remind my offspring to not glue things directly to the walls, light people on fire (either pretend or for real), or play with knives. We worked on that [...]
The main reason I have a smartphone is because it makes parenting easier. I communicate with my husband and my friends so much more efficiently. It’s like having my pediatrician, Google, and anything I’ve ever wanted to entertain my kids while I get stuff done in public all in one pocket-sized magical box. The thing is, [...]
This past week has been more of a sweeping experience than a calendar of days. Now that it’s over, I have these stills–like brain snapshots of certain moments–that float from my head to my heart and back again. I had been preparing for the very first BlogU Conference for, gosh, over a year now. Not only was I [...]
I asked my kids to help me out with something. I mean…what could possibly go wrong? Share your own rules for being a kid on Facebook with the hashtag #PopsicleRules. Want more? Subscribe to the blog. Follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. This video was sponsored by Popsicle, but my kids really did make up those [...]
