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Two More Feet?

October 16, 2013 By Christine 8 Comments

As I’ve often said, the transition to motherhood was not an easy road for me.  Whether it was because I had my head completely up my ass about what was coming down the pike or that I wasn’t hardwired to accept the challenges of motherhood readily, either way, the road that I’ve travelled to find […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Uncategorized Tagged With: decision, first child, second child

Laura Ingalls I Am Not (Or: 5 Reasons I Hate Camping)

August 19, 2013 By Christine 3 Comments

Growing up, I used to watch Little House on the Prairie and dream of being Laura Ingalls Wilder.  She was the only girl I knew who had her own horse, got to use an outhouse and spent her days fishing in creeks.  She had adventure after adventure in that little house by Plum Creek and […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: camping, I hate camping

The Jig Is Up: I Am 40 Something And My Body Looks, Well, 40 Something

July 8, 2013 By Christine 20 Comments

Christine Burke's 40th birthday

I’m just going to put this out there:  I’m 40 years old. And I look, well, 40 years old. As much as I’d like to delude myself into thinking that my body looks like it did when I was 21, sometimes, you just have to face facts. At some point, you have to look in […]

Filed Under: Behind Closed Doors, Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: 40, gravity, perky

10 Parenting Truths Other Mothers Won’t Tell You…But I Will

May 10, 2013 By Christine 41 Comments

Motherhood truth

When I joined the ranks of Mommyhood 15 years ago, I was blindsided by the truths that become glaringly apparent the day you join the club. And, as these truths became more evident, I sometimes felt like the other mothers who already knew them were giggling at me next to their lockers and whispering behind […]

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

A Day In The Life

April 23, 2013 By Christine 4 Comments

I am mostly a Stay At Home Mom. By “mostly”,  I mean that while yes, I have this blogging gig and yes, I have my part time career as a nurse, on the whole, my main job is keeping the Fruit Loops from completely spilling out of the box. On most days,  I am the […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: a day in the life, busy

My Husband Is Having An Affair

April 3, 2013 By Christine 2 Comments

She’s sleek.  She’s sexy.  She purrs. When she’s around, he’s got his eyes on her curves and he just can’t help but touch her parts.  She takes him places he’s always dreamed about and my husband is just plain smitten. I’m talking, of course, about our, er, HIS, 1966 Mustang convertible.  The Pony is his […]

Filed Under: Behind Closed Doors, Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: classic cars, freak, Good Lord

I Just Used The Phrase I Used To Hate On An Unsuspecting Mom

March 28, 2013 By Christine 9 Comments

Phrase I hated

When I was a new mom in 2003, I had the luxury of being able to stay home full time with my son when he arrived.  Before he came, I envisioned long afternoons of cuddling and bonding, making gourmet meals for my husband and catching up on all of the books on my night stand […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: I miss those days, infant

Give A Mom A Smart Phone and She’ll Rule The World

March 25, 2013 By Christine Leave a Comment

I am fairly certain I could rule the world with my iPhone. From scheduling play dates, to managing Hubby’s schedule, to counting calories (not cake calories, mind you), to connecting with my friends, my iPhone is my right hand man.  From my kitchen, I can arrange food delivery for a bereaved friend, tweet to Ellen DeGeneres […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: iphone, rule the world

We Were Here First

March 21, 2013 By Christine 4 Comments

Scene: Our Dinner Table, a few years ago. Fruit Loop #2: “How do you KNOW that you should marry a person?” Fruit Loop #1: “When you meet the right person, a spark happens. Then you have to nurture the spark so it becomes a flame and then eventually a bonfire across your marriage. And wick size […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: marriage, we were here first

The Birds and the…Petri Dishes?

March 21, 2013 By Christine 3 Comments

As a parent, there are a few moments that stop you in your tracks and make you want to run screaming from the room: The first time you realize your toddler can reach the top of the stairs in under three seconds, the first time you hear a swear word out of one of your […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough Tagged With: bees, birds, petri dishes

The Day I Almost Got Arrested At Preschool (Yes, Really)

March 21, 2013 By Christine 10 Comments

Arrested at preschool

It all started out so innocently. All I had to do was get the 2-year-old to his first day of preschool with a 2-week-old infant in tow. I’m a bachelor’s educated RN with many years of ICU experience. I’ve managed patient flow. I’ve run ICU codes. A 2-year-old and an infant? Pfft. Easy peasy. What […]

Filed Under: Parenting Is Hard Enough, Parenting My Way Tagged With: lollipops, preschool

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