I let out a big sigh this morning as I opened the refrigerator and saw the open bottle of flavorless Pedialite. I had a quick flash of the past few days, taking care of my three little ones as they each fell victim to the stomach bug my 4-year old brought home for us from his new school. However, I'm proud to say that we've finally moved into our new house. It's been quite the adventure and happy to be settled, well.....as settled as anyone ...
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Sandy Getting in the Way
I'd first like to say that my thoughts and prayers go out to all the people who are suffering from the effects of Sandy's devastation. My family and I are lucky. We currently own two homes while we transition into our new house, and both were in Sandy's path. Thankfully, we only had very minor damage. The kids slept through most of the strong winds and we didn't lose power or water at the house we're currently living in. I joked in one of my ...
Moving….here we go!
It's starting to set in. We are actually moving. I have the boxes piled up in the living room and the bubble wrap is just sitting there looking at me as if to say, “ok, let's get this show on the road!”. And there's my kitchen, with all my cabinets full of every kind of cooking aid you could imagine, just taunting me. I imagine it's saying, “HA! I dare you to attempt to get everything packed with 3 kids and a dog needing you every moment of the ...
Why We No Longer Take Road Trips #kiasocialclub @kia
Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Kia Motors Road trips are a thing of the past for me and my hubby... or at least for now they are. Some of our favorite road trips were right before we got married. We use to take frequent road trips on the east coast until my toddler came along- then our trips became shorter, and infrequent. She gets car sick and we haven't been able to control it, nor do we know when it will hit her, as it ...
Yard Sale
Have you ever had a yard sale? I hadn't...until this past Saturday. We're moving and I've been waiting and waiting for a free Saturday to be able to unload some of my unwanted items. With 3 kids we have an overabundance of toys and outgrown clothes. I've even handed down lots of kids clothes only to be returned to me in case I could hand them down to somebody else. And now with a move quickly approaching, I just want to have less of a load to ...
Back to School Lunch and Snack Stress
Yes, I realize school started weeks ago and October is almost upon us, but I'm still struggling with the stress of packing lunch and snacks for my two boys. Last year they were in school half days so I only had to pack snack, and they went in the afternoon so we had lazy mornings in pajamas where I was hardly stressed about putting some fruit or raisins in their backpacks by 12:30pm. This year is completely different. I decided to enroll both ...
Mommy’s Night in with #EstrovenPink
It's not often that mommy gets a time out for herself, and when this mama has some girl time, it's ALWAYS extra special because these days are few and far between. Usually we opt for a Lady's Night Out, but this weekend, we decided to have a low key night and stay in. I invited three of my closest girls over but we all know those last minute surprises that come up when you have kids, so only one mama was able to make it. Regardless of it being ...
A Mom’s Stress about Moving
A few months ago my husband and I explored the idea of expanding our house. And as time passed we found ourselves in the process of buying a whole new house! We're now thinking of scheduling a closing within the next 30 days and the stress of moving/packing/transitioning is starting to set in. I'm not terribly concerned with the physical move. Although that's in the back of mind I have my two boys in forefront. I visited a preschool last week ...