Dear Toys R Us; I recently purchased the sand/water toy on sale at your store. Upon opening the box, I was stunned by the number of parts required for assembly. I had eagerly brought the box in and confidently told my toddler “Look at what we get to play with!” …
Because we have a blended family, I had to get good at celebrating holidays even if they didn’t fall on the actual holiday. We weren’t together for the holidays, but that didn’t mean we didn’t want to celebrate them. And we had to invent a few traditions because Easter Sunday …
And here I thought no one read this blog. I posted this past week about the battle of cleaning a house with a toddler. And then I got an exciting call. Some of my ideas sparked an actual product line! It’s all very hush hush, but I can share a …
Courage in danger is half the battle. I use Plautus’ quote to comfort myself these days as I wage the age old battle for a clean house. But I don’t know if Plautus took into account I’d have a double agent in my midst. He is in the form of …
My current day job is parenting. But I’m looking for something else. To be honest, I’ve been job hunting for a while. It’s time to get creative. I’ve done what I could with the jobs that have previously provided me with a desk, business cards and a paycheck. It is …
I’ve had a couple of hard things going on. Only one I am (sort of) ready to write about. I had to get rid of one of my dogs. He bit my Little Sir. And, I am a Mama Grizzly with my babies (pronounce: bay-buhz). The Dean at my daughter’s …