She always has her kids’ toys so organized. Our play area always looks like Toys R Us at noon on Black Friday. She just seems to accomplish so much in a day! I can’t even get the living room vacuumed. Her kids are so cute and stylish, mine show up for play dates with dried yogurt crusted into their hair.…
We’ve hit a milestone. My oldest finally had a successful dental visit. The third time’s the charm! Dad took her first when she had just turned three, as the pediatrician recommended. She refused to open her mouth. Mom took her several months later. No cooperation that time, either, though she did enjoy the cool sunglasses. When she bounded in the…
I buy suet cakes in bulk. I asked for another heavy-duty feeder for Christmas. The Michigan State Extension bird identification guide is bookmarked on my phone. That’s right–I’ve become a birder. I hope that my wonderful friends who are more mature won’t mind me saying that I thought birding was for the more mature crowd, something I wouldn’t get…
My last post reminded me that we are on the verge of getting buried alive by actual laundry. (More on the mental cleaning this weekend…I’m working on worry this week! Not that moms ever have issues with worry, right??) I’ve found that including the girls in laundry and other housework is a great strategy. I love their creativity. They can…
Winter can be tough when you have very little ones. Getting out is quite a feat when the world beyond your sliding glass doors looks like this. And the view inside is even more hairy. These winter months tend to breed more than just viruses. Grumpiness. Short fuses. Worry. Anxiety. Envy. Discontent. All of them toxic mental attitudes. Yes, it…