This post is about the benefits of youth sports. All opinions are my own, I recently wrapped up a 17-year career as a gymnastics mom. My three girls have done gymnastics since we were thrown out of our local Mommy and Me class. The owner suggested I enroll them in a regular gymnastics school, which I did. We never looked back. Seventeen years of classes, practices, and meets and I have never paid for gymnastics. Not too many people have been evicted from a Mommy and Me class, but I can proudly claim that accolade. My girls were always spunky and fearless. I encouraged it. I was always a shy,…
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This post is about 17 fun and easy St. Patrick’s Day activities to do with preschoolers. It includies crafts, learning, movement, books and cooking with kids. All opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you, should you make a purchase. We love to celebrate all the holidays at my house. However, if you’re like me, you need simple and quick. As a mom of four, there’s no time for complicated, grand plans. While I’m making a grand plan, my four kids could conspire a takeover. So we move fast and keep it simple in my house.…
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This post is about 5 safety rules for your new teen driver. All opinions are my own. Before you turn over the car keys to your newly-licensed driver and do whatever it is you do to calm your nerves (no judgment if you’re pouring wine at 10 am), you are going to need to go over these 5 basic safety rules with your teen. When I say, “go over,” I mean you will be saying the same thing repeatedly, over and over. Teenagers really are like toddlers in so many ways. So, your teen passed his/her road test. Now what? There are a lot of teen driver safety tips, but…
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This post is about 5 things I learned when teaching my teens to drive a car. All opinions are my own. I am about to have a fourth driver in my house. My youngest, we’ll call him Salt, will start driving lessons soon. This alone is hard to grasp, that my youngest kid is old enough to drive. Ironically, Salt takes flying lessons and can fly a small plane and take off with some degree of accuracy (landing is a work in progress), but I can’t believe he’s old enough to drive a car. I know this is illogical thinking, but motherhood is largely full of inconsistencies and irony. “Much…
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My 5 year old was rocking white go-go boots long before a piece of candy stole her style
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Welcome to my blog, where I’ll talk about the challenges and random situations we all face when raising kids, balancing work and home while trying to keep our sanity while we cross our fingers and pray it all works out. A few months ago, I was sitting on my deck with my morning coffee, reflecting on the last year or so of my life. As I crafted a mental list of events I consider significant, I realized three things: 1. Every event involved at least one of my kids, and 2. Deep breaths and a sense of humor have saved my sanity, and 3. Herding kittens might be easier than…
