Mondays Are Forever

On Monday, I took the kids on our final summer adventure before school started. Here's the short version. Train Parking: $3 Train ...

I really, really, really wanted our family motto to be "Don't be a Dick." It really just encompasses everything I want from my...

Buttercup is turning one next week and we are having a little party for her this weekend. We only invited people we pretty much consider ...

Occasionally, we have miscommunications in our house. Often this happens when my husband says something and I interpret it as something  sli...

Last week, Dash's new teacher asked me a question I hear all the time: How do you do it? I never quite know how to answer because, ...

Dear Self Checkout, I have so many things I want to say to you. Let's start with, it's not me, it's you. You, with your eve...

On my 29 th birthday I went to Old Navy to buy myself a pair of fat jeans. I cried in the fitting room and vowed that I would make some ...

Did you see  this gem  last week from HuffPost Parents on white lies we tell our kids? Guilty as charged. Primarily we say them with goo...

I cannot tell you how often I am left without words to describe the chaos that occurs in my house. Sometimes it feels like the world is m...

If I had a nickel for every time I got in an argument over something ridiculous with my husband we'd be filthy, stinking rich. But sinc...

Parenting is a tricky beast. I've only been at this gig for five years, but every time I think I have a handle on it, something unexpec...

Over the last few years of raising my boys I've learned that Murphy’s Law rings particularly true for parents. In fact, parenting has t...

9 the number of times we listened to Life's a Happy Song . 1 the number of bad dreams that woke us up last night. 2 the numb...

We are big fans of the classic Alexander books by Judith Viorst so whenever we have a have bad day, we frequently threaten to mo...

Occasionally, we have miscommunications in our house. Often this happens when my husband says something and I interpret it as something slig...

My parents were quite the parenting duo.  In the BC days (before children), they worked hard and played harder.  Their friends dubbed ...

The Art of the Selfie I have never been a popular girl. Not to say I’m not likeable, but I’m not exactly fashionable. (In f...

Being a mother is a tough gig. Especially to very young children who show their appreciation for all your love, affection and hard work by...