I am not a crafty or creative person. Most of the time when I try to tackle a project, it does not look the way the instructions promised me. I’m starting to suspect that the problem isn’t that the directions for every project on Earth are wrong…
Why doesn’t mine look like that?!?
Yes, I have a big family. No, I’m not overwhelmed. Having a big family is a joy for so many reasons!
When our third baby was born, people started to raise their eyebrows just a bit. I heard a few comments about “knowing what causes that.”
Then I got pregnant with our fourth baby. Because we had three boys in our large family home, people just assumed that we were trying for a girl. That wasn’t actually the case, but surprisingly, we “got our girl”.
And then I became pregnant with baby number five.
And later…number six!
That baffled a lot of people. Why in the world would we have another baby when we already had both boys and a girl?
Meanwhile, I wonder the total opposite.
Why do people consider kids a collectible item? I don’t have babies because I’m trying to get a specific type of child.
I have a big family for so many better reasons. Here are just a few.
If you use snowplow parenting, chances are your kids don’t know how to handle disappointment. Here’s how to fix it.
The phone rang, and I glanced at the number.
It was from another mom in our town. Our kids went to school together…but I didn’t know her well.
I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I answered. Turns out, I was in for a surprise.
The fifth graders at school had been in a stiff competition to get first choice of t-shirt color for the big end of the school year bash.
You might think that my child lost the competition…but nope. Actually, his class won.
And that was the problem.
Frugal living sounds like a boring life. But the truth is, you’ll never be happier than when you embrace the frugal lifestyle.
I pulled into the fast food line, careful to choose my favorite lane. The left side always ran faster than the right for some reason.
Granted, it was a little embarrassing that I did this so often that my 2 year old would point at the golden arches and yell “Dr. Pepper!”
On this day, though, my mind began to wander as I sat and waited for my pop. (Yes, around here it’s a pop. The thought of calling it a “soft drink” makes me cringe!)
Why was I here?
Had I stopped because I was thirsty?
Because I needed a pick me up after getting up with a toddler overnight and then running errands all day?
Or was it out of nothing more than habit?
Was this one dollar “treat” really even a treat anymore?
Being a SAHM isn’t for the weak! But with this stay at home mom schedule, you’ll have fewer of those runaway horse moments and more time to actually think.
A while ago, I told a friend that every day I feel like I am waking up on a horse that is already off and running. And no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to grasp the reigns.
Waking up to chaos every morning is no way to live. When you have an infant or toddler who doesn’t sleep well, living life any other way seems impossible!
But there’s hope. Even a few small changes in your stay at home mom schedule can make a big difference. Let’s talk about some tweaks you can make that will help you have better days.
Today another one of our babies begins kindergarten. You would think by the fourth child it would be easier, but nope! I’ve definitely been far more nervous than my independent little “only girl”. (She’s been begging me to go to school since she could talk!)
I remember walking my first born into kindergarten at a new, scary (to me) school while rather pregnant with this little girl and thinking about how many more first days we had to come.
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