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Sometimes Mom Just Needs 5 Minutes to Herself

How I've come to miss a little privacy in the bathroom.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Mom Wants 5 Minutes To Herself? No Way.

I remember the days of being able to shower without interruption. I had the choice to run the hot water completely from the tank if I wanted to! After kids, no more standing under the spray until my skin was pruned. With each child, the length of time I spent in the actual bathroom (let alone the shower) was lessened greatly. As a mother of three with seven and a half years of practice under my belt. I can now hop in, wash my hair, face, and...

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Geneaology: How Do You Find Your Ancestors When You Don't Know Who You're Looking For?

me on the right, with my not-biologically-related cousins In grade school, I was the kid with the pretend family tree. Sort of. I would get stressed when the teacher handed out those cute little worksheets with a tree and branches and ask her students to begin entering the names of family members. I'd start with my name in the middle. Then I'd put my mom's name on the appropriate branch. Then the stress would start. I had a loving like-a-dad-step-dad...

Friday, April 18, 2014

Spring/Summer Bucket List: Area Parks and Playgrounds

It's all about perspective when the kids are home from spring break. They go stir crazy if they don't have some variety. I am not one to schedule their every waking minute; I don't believe in overstimulating kids. Instead, I give them ample free play but plenty of options for other activities if they so choose. I am not a cruise director despite how much my Pinterest board pressures me. However, I do recognize when the kids are about to throttle...

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Review: February Kiwi Crate "Around the World" Part Two

I had to break our Kiwi Crate Review into two posts because we spent too much time on the second project, I forgot to take pictures of the kids playing with it! It's not that the second activity took so long because it was hard or difficult, it was because the kids kept playing the game over and over and over. They LOVED it. If you didn't see my first Kiwi Crate review post, I'll give you a little refresher We opened the box and it came with...

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Etsy Best Bets: Mother's Day Gifts

Mother's Day will be upon us soon (Sunday, May 11th, 2014 for those not in the know). It's the day where you get to show Mom just exactly how much you appreciate and love her. Mostly, you could do that through actions and words but a little gift doesn't hurt to sweeten the pot. ;)   I've combed through some of my favorite Etsy items to bring you a gift list for the Mom in your life. Whether she's a book lover, a fitness guru, the...