I am part of a group of Single Mothers who write for this site, the Next Family. It’s a site for the modern family – you know singles, gays, city dwellers, etc. A few years back I was entertaining the idea of writing. Writing more, writing to an audience other than family and friends. I found this site at the time were looking for...
I've never had a professional picture taken of the boys. So when I received picture frames for a Mother's Day gift, for the living room, I decided to call on a friend because the thought of getting a decent picture to hang on the wall made me want to puke. Luckily for me, my sister-in-law's brother Brian has a huge interest in photography...
**taken Memorial Day weekend, starting our summer with a walk in our new wagon.We are in the midst of our ‘Summer: Unplugged.’ And we are loving it. This past weekend we did not turn the TV on once. In just the few short weeks we’ve done so much. We went on a train ride, to the park, did a cancer survivor walk in...
I noticed last week that all of my kitchen towels are in pretty bad shape. I dont ever buy these for myself, so the ones I've gotten have been gifts. I was surfing Etsy looking for some new towels, and was inspired to make my own. Well, design my own really. I picked up the towels at Target, and hand stenciled the design. ...
I still cant believe he's one. Every day for the last month or so I've been trying to reach in to my memory bank and feel each memory - feel when he was just born, his sweet breath on my chest and neck, feel when he was a few weeks old and it was the early morning hours and he was screaming his...
The other day a co-worker was at my desk and says, 'I have three goals this year ...' and then names off exactly what she wanted to do in 2013. Struck a chord with me - forced me to think of my personal 2013 goals. One of them I know for sure is the obviously - spend time living Summer. I want scruffed...
I am crippled with guilt on most days because I don’t feel like I spend enough time with the boys. The crippling gets worse when the majority of my time is dealing with Max, and Theo is just an innocent bystander getting whatever is left over. I had no idea it was going to be like this, parenting more than one child. I...
(I am still officially unplugged for the summer, but I thought I'd share our new weekly Sunday Craft. Each week we will try something new. This will also force me to sit down and spend quality time with them.)Melting Crayons.One day this week Max discovered some crayons we left in the car in a baggie. They had melted together. He was fascinated by...
So I am making an executive mommy decision. I am going to unplug for the summer. The last few weeks have been busy with a trip to visit my sister Sharon in Denver, Max's birthday, new appliances being delivered, Teacher Appreciation Week parent committee duties, a garage sale and Theo's first birthday. Let's not forget the everyday stuff too - laundry, dishes, bedtime,...
Check out these photos I took last night of 'Smoothie Time'. Specifically Theo. This kid cracks me up. I think the pictures say it all. No need for further explanation. Stinker. ...
We met the nicest family at the library storytime we attend on Tuesday nights. I am not a huge believer in the universe having a hand in things happening, but sometimes when I am in the thick of something I just get a feeling it was meant to be. I think we were meant to be friends with this family. We went to...
I saw this idea on a blog I found but I cannot remember which one. It was probably a hop from a hop from a hop of a website. Anyway, I thought it was a good ‘Max and Me’ project. I know Max has done some planting in school and I’ve always received feedback from the teachers that he really enjoyed it. So...