Mom

June 17 13

We have many friends. And those friends have many children. And most of those children have A THING, and it’s usually just one. One passion, one love, one thing that drives them. Competitive dance, ice skating, rep hockey, speed skating, swim team, little league, piano. Sometimes it takes a while…

June 13 13

Me: Hey Josh, guess what? I signed you up for sleepover camp! Him: He seemed really excited about. If by excited you really mean sad, angry, and shocked. But here’s the thing. I’m the MOM. And sometimes all of the goshdarn time MOM gets to make the rules and decisions….

This is what makes it good for me. Trampolining, cookie dough sandwich cookies, outdoor photoshoots, biking, cold coffee drinks, beautiful flowers, lovely dresses, inspiring quotes. McCain and I want to know what YOU love about summer. They are hosting an All Good Pinathon and awarding $100 each to the 5…

June 11 13

Yesterday a friend and coworker emailed me a link to a parenting community Facebook page that I had never heard of before. That’s so awesome, I thought, they are sharing my hand-holding punishment post. This always makes me smile. After all, it’s one of my favorite posts! Only, they uploaded…

June 10 13

As a self-proclaimed gold medalist in the Olympic sport of World’s Worst Dancing, it makes me cackle with immense joy that my girls have any sense of rhythm at all. See also: World’s Worst Singing. And it’s weird, really, that not only do they have some rhythm in those tiny…

June 7 13

Last night I did some very important things that ended in me biting all of my nails off while having a full panic attack while watching the Spurs game. GO SPURS! I also finished watching all nine seasons of One Tree Hill. I was a religious every-week watcher when the…