Category: Mommy confession
Mom confession: I suck at buying boots
I think I’m a pretty good parent. But there’s one area in particular that I’m a complete failure — and it’s to do with my children’s boots. I mean, they have boots. It’s not like they’re freezing in a pair of sneakers all winter.… Continue Reading “Mom confession: I suck at buying boots”
Five ways to entertain the kids this weekend … so you can be alone
Weekends are for family time! Maybe! In some houses? Kidding — we do family time here, too. But you know what else we do? We do “MOMMY NEEDS ALONE TIME” time. After a busy work-week and lots of running around, I need down-time on… Continue Reading “Five ways to entertain the kids this weekend … so you can be alone”
10 steps to a work-at-home snow day
1. Be grateful you don’t have to rush around getting everybody dressed and into snowpants and making breakfast and lunch and packing schoolbags. 2. Oh … but all that rushing around is your ticket to freedom (well, two hours of it while the littlest… Continue Reading “10 steps to a work-at-home snow day”
Not-so-easy ‘easy’ readers
My son is six. He needs to read. Look for a book! It must be short. It must be simple. It is fun to read. We read every day. (See?! Short little sentences are permeating my brain!) Grade 1 means nightly reading homework, and… Continue Reading “Not-so-easy ‘easy’ readers”
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