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The Time Hubby And I Totally Lost One Of Our Kids On The Beach

January 29, 2015 By Christine 5 Comments

Lost at the beach

As a parent, you pride yourself on the the little things:  getting through an hour without a toddler tantrum, managing to get a shower with minions underfoot and remembering to change your breast milk stained shirt at least every other day. You also pride yourself on the BIG things: keeping those minions alive all day, […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way

Secrets of A Potty Training Mom

January 13, 2015 By Christine 7 Comments

If you ask a group of moms what they dislike most about parenting, the answers will be varied.  Some will say temper tantrums, eye rolling or Disney channel programming.  Others will scoff at the the early mornings, diaper changes at 2 am and never ending loads of laundry.  You will hear sorry tales of ignored […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: potty training, public restrooms

Confessions from the Bunny Slope

January 3, 2015 By Christine 1 Comment

On the whole, I consider myself to be pretty brave. I’ve worked night shift in an inner-city hospital. I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed, two C Sections and have cleaned up kid vomit with nary a gag. I’ve survived the grocery store on the day before Thanksgiving 10 years running (not for the faint of […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: letting go, skiing, yikes

5 Things I’d Tell My High School Self

December 23, 2014 By Christine 1 Comment

    Recently, I hit a milestone.  A big one. 20 years ago, I stood with 364 of my classmates on my high school’s football field and got my diploma.  As I sat in that crowd on the field as the sun set, my white cap affixed upon my Jersey Girl, Aqua Net styled hair, […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: High School Daze

This Is My 40

November 11, 2014 By Christine 11 Comments

I’ve been preparing for this day for my whole life. Like a beacon in the distance, the age of forty has been looming, staring me down, daring me to get there. Hearing those who have gone before me say, “It’s all downhill from there…” and “Forty isn’t THAT bad” and “Someday, this will be you”. […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, The Keeper News Tagged With: Lordy, Turning 40

Wait. It Ends?

October 30, 2014 By Christine 6 Comments

When you make the decision to stay at home with your children, it’s a BIG deal. There are lots of factors:  finances, your ability to spend twelve hours at a time with people under three feet tall and the national coffee supply.  You wrestle with your ability to be the sole caregiver, your need for […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: Decisions, SAHD, SAHM

Say Cheese!

August 25, 2014 By Christine 20 Comments

Today, as I was taking photos of the Fruit Loops at the bus stop for their first day of school, I started to sweat. I wasn’t sweating because I was experiencing the vapors over having a quiet house for seven consecutive hours. I wasn’t sweating because I was going to miss the cherubs (pfft….see above). […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: cameras, memories, parenting, scrapbooking

Real Dating Vs. Mom Dating

August 15, 2014 By Christine 4 Comments

When you have your first child, you measure those first years in milestones: first smiles, first teeth, first steps.  First time the baby meets the grandparents, first car trip and the first solid food.  And then you have the NOT so popular firsts:  first epic poop situation, first fever, and the first time you realize […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: dating, play dates

Loops And Tents and Bears, Oh My!

July 21, 2014 By Christine Leave a Comment

I loathe camping.  This is not a new revelation and we know Laura Ingalls, I Am Not. The Fruit Loops, however, love camping.  No, scratch that.  They luuuurve camping. This presents a major issue in the summer weather during prime “sleep outside under the stars, next to mosquitos, bears, rabbits and other outdoor fauna while […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: bears, camping, lions, tigers

Suck It, Betty Crocker, There’s A New Baker On The Block (Me, Ahem)

June 25, 2014 By Christine 2 Comments

I have a secret. I’m an Overachieving Mom. Yep. Totes Magoats. A bonafide OAM. Feels good to get that off my chest. And now I want to be famous on a You Tube channel. Let me explain. This morning, I was reading People magazine (do not judge me:  I read it for the Puzzler Crossword […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: cake decorating, Suck It, You Tube

I Make No Apologies For Being A Selfish Mother (You Shouldn’t Either)

June 5, 2014 By Christine 61 Comments

Woman at sunset feeling selfish

I think I might be a selfish mom. Scratch that. I know that I’m a selfish mom. I know this because, last night, when it came to dessert, I took the biggest bowl of ice cream for myself.  And I didn’t give it to my husband. Or the Fruit Loops. I took it for me. […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: mom, parenting, selfish

American Girl = I’m In Hell

May 21, 2014 By Christine 5 Comments

I dislike a lot of things:  bugs with more than four legs, the sound of snow crunching, Justin Bieber, and chocolate raspberry anything.  I hate when the garbage smells like a dead body is rotting and it’s four more days until collection day.  I hate toddler underwear with skid marks, when my DVR screws up […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: american, doll, girl, hell

Just Eat It, Dammit!

May 15, 2014 By Christine 1 Comment

  It is often said that arguing rationally with an irrational person is an exercise in futility and never is that more true than with toddlers and their eating habits.  If you live with children, have had children, know anyone with children or have sat next to a table with one in any Red Robin […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: carrots, terrorists, toddlers

The Day I Broke The Baby Monitor

April 24, 2014 By Christine 34 Comments

Having a child come into your life is like having Toys R Us, the baby section of Target and the entire baby food section of your grocery store dump their items right into your family room. There are onesies (how can one baby need 93 onesies?), containment items, (exersaucers, bouncy seats, swings, pack and plays, […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: baby monitors, hell

The Post Cesarean Section Poop Is HELL.

March 5, 2014 By Christine 6 Comments

As most moms will tell you, pregnancy is awesome exactly TWO times:  BEFORE you actually get knocked up and AFTER the pea is no longer in the pod. The during part of pregnancy is no walk in the park and I’m not going to bore you with the list of ailments, maladies, situations and hemorrhoids […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way, Uncategorized Tagged With: C Section, zip and rip

Becoming THAT Mom

February 20, 2014 By Christine 9 Comments

  A few nights ago, I had a phone conversation with my bestie in a darkened parking lot and it went something like this: Me:  “Would you believe I’m sitting in a parking lot killing time between activities while Fruit Loop #2 eats a reheated dinner from two nights ago in the back seat?” Her: […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: parenting, that mom

Mother Nature is FIRED

February 11, 2014 By Christine 10 Comments

Mother Nature 555 Celestial Way In The Middle Of Nowhere, USA Dear Mother Nature: This letter confirms our discussion today that you, in fact, are no longer employed at Summer Fun and Games and your termination is effective immediately. You will receive exactly two weeks severance for your 900 years of service.  You will need […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: blah, Jim Cantore, winter

I Am Not A Perfect Parent And I’m Pretty Sure My Kids Know It

November 25, 2013 By Christine 4 Comments

Show of hands:  Who had a really goooooood time in college? Another show of hands:  Who had a reeeeeealllly good time before you had kids? I raised my hand both times. I was blessed in college to meet a group of gals that made my four years of college one of the most memorable times […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: dancing, mom dancing, pink boas

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