The following story is sponsored by K-Y as always, the opinions and ideas are my own. This is a true story based on actual events that happened in my house. The names have NOT been changed, I own every part. I’m not one to shy away from sharing the real real on life around here.… Continue reading How to get your kids to stop asking to sleep in your bed
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We Ran Out Of Milk
I’ve been trying to get my kids to try different foods since day one. I made spaghetti squash and hoped that they would at least try it. I’ve made lentils, fish, loads of different kinds of veggies and heaven forbid, something green! But today we experienced a miracle in our house, we ran out of… Continue reading We Ran Out Of Milk
Christmas Break?
In November I drag my butt thru the days as they get longer and longer. All the after-school activities are in full swing and school is in a good rhythm. But by the time December rolls around and the high shopping season starts and the lists get longer and the weather gets colder and… Continue reading Christmas Break?
Tooth Fairy Fails
Get ready friends, the tooth fairy fails and fails often. No, don’t try to judge our tooth fairy for sometimes always forgetting to come and take the tooth on the first night and maybe even the second night too. Sometimes it takes her a couple of nights to remember to fly in and change the water… Continue reading Tooth Fairy Fails
Pros & Cons of a Big Family
Don’t do it! Yup that’s my advice to anyone who wants to have many, many babies and by many, I mean 4 or more. When we decided to have children I always knew I’d have 2 babies. I grew up in a family of 2 and so just assumed I would also have… Continue reading Pros & Cons of a Big Family
Creation Or Wizards?
mom? how did horses get made? what do you mean, “get made“? like how did the first horse come to be on earth? oh I don’t know if I have an answer for that. I guess it’s like if humans came from monkeys, who put the monkeys on the earth, right? (thinking) (hard) It… Continue reading Creation Or Wizards?
10 Things My Kids Will Never Do
As my birthday draws closer and I turn another year older I found myself thinking back to what life was like when I was the age my children are now. I long for them to experience the freedom of coming home when the street lights come on while I’m glad that they won’t have to… Continue reading 10 Things My Kids Will Never Do
Sh*t I Say @ The Dinner Table
Let me start off by saying that I love (love, love, love) my kids but there are a couple of times a day that I love them a little tiny bit less. One of those times would be dinner time. One of these days I should set up a camera and record the dinner table… Continue reading Sh*t I Say @ The Dinner Table
The Power Of Negotiation
Stella: Do you love us all the same? Daddy: Huh? What do you mean? Stella: Well, you have 4 kids so do you love us all the same or do you love 1 of us a little less? Daddy: Oh, of course, I love you all the same amount and that amount is very big!… Continue reading The Power Of Negotiation
I Believe She Can’t Fly
CRASH!!!! (pause) Crying! My almost 4 year old twin daughter comes down to the kitchen with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. She stands at the kitchen table where we are finishing a family dinner with Nana and Papa and smiles. She proceeds to have the following conversation with me with a completely shocked tone… Continue reading I Believe She Can’t Fly