Saturdays in our house during the fall are insane. Because of our work schedules, we have to cram the kids’ activities into the weekends, which has somehow led to both kids having two activities each in the fall: soccer and karate for Buddy, and soccer and gymnastics for Mimi. I know some people will roll […]
A Day in the Life
Nearly three years ago, when I was a brand new blogger, I wrote a “Day in the Life” post about my life as a busy working mom. While some things haven’t changed (still busy, still a mom, still working), many things have. At that time, Buddy had just started kindergarten. Mimi was still an infant […]
“Mommy, What Happened To Those Towers?”
Update: This is one of those posts that I often hear from readers about. I thought it was only appropriate to repost it today. (Originally published Sept. 11. 2013). Buddy has been into non-fiction lately. He’s been especially fascinated by this book called “Where?” that my mother-in-law picked up sometime last year or two at […]
The Surprising Ways Motherhood Has Changed Me
The other day, I remarked to a friend (who is expecting) about my post-pregnancy bionic sense of smell. Really, it’s like my own magical power. In some ways, its good (Fire! Gas!). Others … not so much (poopy diapers, garbage in the kitchen that desperately needs to be thrown away, skunks). And that got me […]
Weekend Whirlwind and Some Half Marathon Musings
Good morning! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. After a very rainy early Saturday morning here in the Boston area, the weather cleared up and we were treated to two lovely sunny days. As soon as the rain tapered off on Saturday morning, I headed out for an 8 mile run … my last […]
10 Things I Learned Potty Training
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Pull-Ups. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating Let’s face it: Potty training is a strange, strange thing. When I first attempted to potty train Buddy four or so years ago, […]
A Huggies Pull-Ups® Potty Training Update
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Pull-Ups. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Mimi completely surprised us with her sudden desire to “be a big girl” and […]