Visit the Motherhood
The motherhood is the toughest ‘hood. We push out the babies. We bring them through infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence, and then through life the best we can. This ‘hood is not the place for sissies. It’s not an easy road to go, but for me its been one full of victories, defeats, a TON of laughter, and a bucket full of tears. Let’s keep it real. Mamas aren’t super heroes, but we are pretty darned close.
Think Good Thoughts
Last night on the way to a meeting, I realized I was listening to my kids' DVD without kids in the car. I quickly turned it to CD, not knowing which one was in there. I was happy to hear Colbie Caillat start to play. Then I started to [...]
merciful love • saying goodbye to Dunkin
Sometimes the best way to love a pet is to let them pass away without suffering. I have had to put down two animals in my lifetime. One was a wonderful beloved cat named Ted that had a congenital heart defect and died at 9 months old. The other [...]
Mama Can’t Get Sick • Friends Save The Day
It should be a rule that mothers can never get sick. Regardless of if you are a SAHM, solo Mom, single Mom, working mom, or none of those - Sick is bad. Recently, I survived a three week run with viral meningitis. It involved two nights in the hospital [...]
Small Kiddo Halloween Fun • Jack O’ Alternatives
When I think of Halloween, I get all excited about decorating. With small kids, you have to be careful in your selections for both the safety of the child and the decorations. Thinking about Jack O' Lanterns made me excited right up until I thought about the hazards they [...]
Super Mommy!!!
Hi. I'm just about every mom out there. I think it is my responsibility to do everything. Not only do it, but do it right, the first time we try, without asking questions. I think my kids should behave well in public on most occasions. I should be crafty. [...]
Real World? Ideal World? How are we raising our kids?
Recently, while talking to girl, I realized that we sometimes don't raise our kids to live in the REAL world. Some of the things we teach our kids are in large part "do as I say, not as I do". To me that's sad, but it's just the truth. [...]
Home Schooling is Required for All Children
I found the following article here. I have had this in the draft file for a long time. I don't know that I will ever have what it takes to do a full fledged home school educational program for my kids, but I know with all my heart that [...]
are you a fish climbing a tree
style="width:600px !important;" Photo by Kate Taken at The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA I think every single person on this earth is here for a purpose. We each are given certain gifts and have a responsibility to find out what they are, and capitalize upon them. Too often, [...]
Mommy’s Guilty Secret
"Sometimes I tell myself that the reason I keep on some of this extra baby weight is so that I have the energy to chase my kids around all of the time. I also tell myself that in the event of an emergency, I would gladly feed my kids [...]
Oh No You Didn’t!
This morning we had a little issue with one of our home appliances. I called the tech support line and we spent forty minutes troubleshooting each of the individual parts to figure out that there was a clog in a hose. Then, and this is the kicker, the woman [...]
Manic MOMday
Everyone says it. "Kids grow too fast." What people that don't have kids don't realize is why we say it. It's because when the kids are YOURS you don't get to have the same kind of quality time with them as other people's children because you're busy balancing your [...]
I want to be an ideal mom
Art by Kate (Me) on 7/11/2011 I read it today on MOPS International's Facebook Wall, and it made my whole heart smile. How true is this?! Really. People say to absorb as much as you can, take the time to hang with your kids, etc... It is so true, [...]
embracing my inner gleek
Do you watch Glee? I do. I love the show. Maybe its because in high school I was a band geek, and like the kids on the show my friends and I banded together against the "cool kids". In hindsight, who cares? At the time? Me. When I [...]
Just A Mom
The good moms out there put out all they've got. Creativity, finances, productivity, and physical exertion support our mission. We need to balance life, work, child rearing, personal time (::snarf::), and God bless us a love life. Married, divorced, single, widowed, whatever - you are still a mother. You [...]
cloth diapers • a changing of the guard
You are not seeing things. Those are cute cloth diapers on Boy! That's right, we are going green-er around here! We have swapped our disposable poop catchers for the more economical and eco-friendly alternative, cloth diapers! These are NOT your Mama's pins-and-service diapers. These use snaps, and can be [...]
get off the computer
There are times in our lives where we just realize that our priorities are out of whack. I realized this recently as I was working on my computer and Girl started to cry. She said "Mama, why you no wanna play wit me?!". Yep. That was my heart you [...]
Before I Was A Mom
My best friend, who is about to become a mother for the first time, sent me the poem below this Mother's Day. It was also read to me by one of the mentor mothers from MOPS that week. I decided to hold onto it, and then use it here [...]
Girl Kindergarten Copped Me in McDs
We all remember this scene from Kindergarten Cop. The boy stands up and tells Arnold about which private parts belong to which sex. Well, a few days ago Eman had a mental breakdown in the car. I couldn't stand his screaming, and I pulled over in McD's to check [...]
Cherokee Proverb
An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life… He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil—he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, [...]
Celebrating Small Victories
After 30 years, I have learned that it seems that I need supervision in the bathroom. No worries! Girl is there to help! She meets me in the bathroom whenever she hears me go in there, just in case I am sneaking a candy bar or something while taking [...]
Happy Day For Mommy
I would like to wish all of my friends and family a very special Mother's Day this year. Each of you offer me guidance, support, and examples in your own ways that help me to become the mother that I am to my two beautiful children. Special recognition needs [...]
Big Girl Panties
"Its time to put on your big girl panties!" I told Girl. "Why? I don't want to," She said. "Sometimes you don't want to, but you have to. Because you're a big girl." I said. What does putting on your Big Girl Panties really mean? Just like Girl didn't [...]
Mama Feels Like Bearing It All to the World
I had a ten pound baby a little over six months ago. I gained 80 lbs. I have since dropped most of it, but don't exactly feel super sexified if you know what I mean. When we decided to take a trip to a nearby Great Wolf Lodge (indoor [...]