Use Your Covers
Why my son won’t use covers is beyond me. I can’t figure this out. It’s the middle of winter. It’s freezing outside, and sometimes I even think it’s freezing inside. […]
Sea of Chaos
These winter weeks are starting to take their toll on this Momma. The dreary, cold days are way too familiar and I have been craving Spring and fresh air!
For some […]
Uber for Newly Weds
We all have those friends or know people who recently got married and are already contemplating having kids. “Babies will be so easy,” “I’m meant to be a mom right […]
Potty Training is HARD
Week 1 of potty training has officially commenced and the struggle is real. Anyone who tells you “after 3 days of potty training my kid took to it and is […]
Saturday Smiles
Just a quick something to make you smile this Saturday. Clearly the dog feels the same way I do about some kid shows I really cannot stand anymore. It’s a […]
Simple Joys
Sometimes you just need to stop, and enjoy the simple things like…
Sweat pants.
Birthday cake – preferably one you didn’t have to make yourself.
Hearing a new (fantastic) song […]
Magical Wednesday
Every now and then, the stars seem to align and things just go great in the morning. It’s kinda like finding a unicorn, it’s magical and fleeting; but I live […]
Just Go To Bed
Bedtime hits and suddenly I have 2 crabby little people who are dying from thirst, but need to pee every 10 minutes. I seemed to have missed the memo that […]
Day 4- The Bright Side
Well, it’s day 4 of potty training my little man, and instead of dwelling on all the negatives, (like will I ever have a day again where I don’t have […]
Top 10 Potty Training Phrases
Potty training can be rough, especially when your first child was a potty training champ and your second child is the complete opposite. Hang in there and know that someday, […]
Tip of The Day: Hanging a Picture Collage
I love a good picture collage on the wall, but in the past this has been quite the daunting task. I did one in our dining room last year that […]
She’s in Cute Boots!!
It finally happened!!! The daughter is wearing something other than her blue Sketchers to school. No, it’s not “wear boots to school day” or a special holiday; it’s a normal […]
Riding in Cars with Kids
My kids lost their sh*t today during our 9 minute car ride home from preschool. If you’re wondering how all of this could go down in a less than 10 […]
Bye Bye Baby Gate
Today we said goodbye to our babygate at the bottom of our stairs. Anyone who knows me, or reads my blog, knows how big of a deal this is. It’s […]
Tip of the Day: Put it on a stick.
The soon to be 3 year old I have living in my house, recently decided that he doesn’t like to eat chicken. He used to love chicken in most forms; […]
Every Darn Night
Every night, like clockwork, our 6 year old suddenly has a new ailment. It seems this problem doesn’t appear until 8pm, and it usually is so “painful” she is no […]
Yay for Wikki Stix
A couple of years ago I discovered a little something that has drastically helped with taking the kids to restaurants. It’s not an IPad (although I really appreciate places that […]
10 ways to Turn Around a Bad Day
We all have them; bad days. Sometimes the bad day seems to start first thing, like the time I stepped out of bed and right into dog vomit. Other times […]
Hello 2017!
It’s another New Year’s Eve, which used to mean another set of “resolutions” that I would inevitably fail miserably at. One year it was no more French Fries (made it […]
A Christmas Without Casserole?
I’m a Cincinnati girl at heart, and I was raised with casseroles at Christmas. Just like our tradition of zoo lights and Graeter’s Ice cream, casserole was always a much […]
Enough Apologizing
So this shirt made my day!
I’ve learned over the years I apologize for far too much. As moms and women, we should be able to do what we want (and […]
Toddler Play
As I’m sitting here I’m wondering two things.
1) How did I just sit through “pulling thorns out of babydolls” for over 30 minutes?
2) Why do I feel the need to […]
I Used to be a Better Friend
I used to be a better friend before I had kids.
I was that friend who would run over and drop off a funny note if you were having a bad […]
Two Front Teeth
The daughter had a dangling front tooth for what seemed like FOREVER. (Gross!) I had pulled on that thing numerous times and it never would budge. The daughter had said […]
The Restaurant is Closed
After years of giving into my tiny peoples’ demands of dinner food, I finally decided that my restaurant is closed. No more making 2 seperate meals at dinner time. No […]