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• Parenting FAIL Friday: Santa Needs to Keep His Mouth Shut.

  

  The Nerd and I took the girls to his company’s annual Christmas shindig for the employees’ families. Let me just say, the Nerd works with the woman who heads... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Don’t Ever Say This to a Mom.

  

  I’ve been having trouble with my right arm. The one I do everything with. It’s super convenient.I saw a doctor who thought it was carpal tunnel, so I got a... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Top 9 Christmas Presents for a Pregnant Woman.

  

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  Posted on 11 December 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Holiday Gift Guide for That Special Lady.

  Holiday shopping can be stressful. The Nerd is the hardest person to buy for, and I’ve been married to him for 9.5 years. He’s just not a gift person. And when ... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday: If My Kids Made the Rules.

  

  I read this post a while back on Rants From Mommyland, and was inspired to ask my kids what they thought our family rules should be. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Stocking Stuffers on a Budget.

  

  Remember how our Christmas always tends to look a little…underfinanced? It looks like that again this year. So once again, I’m putting my thinking cap on and... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Paradox of Parenthood.

  Parenthood changes people. The life experience I mean, not the TV show. Although the TV show could probably do that, too, since it makes me cry every. single.... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Before and After Kids: Christmas Card Photos.

  

  It’s that time of year again. Where houses are filled with crackling fires, hot cocoa, colored lights, and empty threats about Santa not bringing presents. Whic... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Schooled by My Kids: Part Two.

  

  Yesterday I talked about how Punkin totally put me in my place without even knowing it. She’s good like that. Sometimes the kid leaves me completely floored. An... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Schooled by My Kids: Part One.

  

  As parents, we teach our kids constantly: How to ask politely for something rather than whining like an injured screech-owl. That it’s actually not okay to stic... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday: My Favorite Parenting Mantra.

  

  This post isn’t totally a fail. But it is a very honest revelation of one my mediocre parenting mantras. Which, to the blissfully ignorant passerby, may seem a... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Before and After Kids: Thanksgiving.

  

  I love the holidays. No seriously, I do. For a quality time junkie, holidays are like Christmas. Wait… Christmas is a holiday. Well that was redundant.But... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Tween Years, and a Promise to My Daughter.

  

  I’ve been noticing things about Punkin lately. She doesn’t always laugh at my silliness. Most of the time she does, but sometimes she looks at me like there’s... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sometimes Kids Are a Little Too Honest. And Scary.

  

  The other day I had the pleasure of babysitting a friend’s two youngest kids: J, a 5-year-old little boy, and M, a 3-year-old little girl. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday – Just a Few More Minutes.

  

  In our neck of the woods, we had a freakishly early snow storm again this year. We also another freak hurricane. The Nerd and I hypothesized that perhaps these... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why Do They Hate Me?

  

  Please, for the love of God and my sanity, tell me that I am not the only woman whose house completely falls apart if I miss a day of cleaning. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Mommy’s Helper is the New Time Out.

  

  Virtually every American family is familiar with the time-out. When executed perfectly, they are extremely effective. “Perfectly” does not include chatting... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Baby Talk is So Adorable. And Could Maybe Get the Authorities Called.

  

  My sweet little Smush is two and a half. I could squeeze her all day, and I probably squeeze her far more than she would like. But whatever. I’m the Mom.Smush... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I’m Talking and I Can’t Shut Up.

  

  The other day, J-Money (bff) and I had a day out and about for birthday. Treat Yo Self 2012. Based off this clip from Parks and Rec:And because J-Money and I ar... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday – Why It’s Never Safe to Make Fun of Someone’s Age.

  

  I recently turned 30. Don’t worry. I received some anti-wrinkle cream so everything is under control.The Nerd and I had a date night. Bliss.The kids made me... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING