One thing I've always loved about going to birthday parties with my kids was seeing friends, husbands, and siblings. I have a group of friends I had known since my oldest was 9 months old, and a newer group with the Preschool my boys had been attending for 2 years. It was fun. I always looked forward to parties. Now I'm in a new neighborhood and a my kids are in a new school. Yes, I've met some people, had a few play dates, but I still don't ...
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Raising Kids – Then vs Now
Having three kids is never easy. Yes, I have moments when they are all delightful and well-behaved but more often one or more is causing some kind of trouble. My 4 year-old has actually bloomed into a very sensitive and conscientious boy and has left his atrocious tantrums of his younger days behind him. Don't get me wrong....he still gets overly emotional and looses it from time to time but he's mostly matured out of the horribleness of the 2's ...
I’m Taking a Break This Weekend
I didn't realize it was as bad as it soon became... The news from Sandy Hook Elementary is weighing heavy on my heart this evening. I took my little girl to school this morning and headed to my mom's for a few hours. I don't watch much TV, and if my mom wasn't home, I probably would not have turned on the television... but how could you not hear the tragedy that struck this Connecticut elementary school? It's all over Facebook. I saw the news ...
Crying Over Spilled Milk
Do you remember bringing your baby home from the hospital? I'm sure you were high off of love, completely enamored by this little being, ecstatic to be home, and most likely ignoring any pain you were in the first time you placed your baby in their crib. I was so ready to be home with my second little girl, but exhaustion set in real quick. Seasoned moms will tell you there is no such thing as "sleep when baby sleeps" when you have more than one ...
Made it to the new house….stomach bug and all!
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 ...
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 ...