My children have been back in school for about 2 weeks now. They were kind of done after that first day and began asking when the next vacation was, but luckily with the help of great teachers we are coming into the groove of things. This last week my husband and I attended a back-to-school night where we were given …
#MomDare: Why I Still Nurse My 2 Year Old. Even Though I Don’t Want To.
#MomDare: Why I Still Nurse My 2 Year Old. Even Though I Don’t Want To. I am not a parenting expert, and I admit to looking cross-eyed at all the bloggers who profess that they are. Because, unless you have a specialized degree or MD behind your name, your opinions about parenting are just that, opinions. I do think, however, …
Five Things I WILL and WILL Not Do This School Year
For the majority of the world, back to school happens sometime this month or in early September. Unless you are my family, and then it happened last week, in July. Yes, please go ahead and feel bad for me. I will accept gift cards for doughnuts and ice cream. With the beginning of a new school year, I have …
Like A Rhinestone Cowgirl
A few weeks ago our family took an epic summer exodus that crisscrossed back and forth 3 states and hundreds of miles. I have to admit Jen’s Guy and I were scared that it was all going to go terribly wrong, because it was our toddler’s first trip like this. And that kid is not a real fan of her …
Dear Family and Friends, It’s Not You. It’s Me.
Dear Family and Friends, It’s Not You. It’s Me. It’s 9 am and just moments before, I feverishly put on an episode of Curious George. With the hope that the toddler will be entertained long enough for me to take a shower, alone. This means that at tops, I have exactly 7 minutes. I quickly race to the bathroom and …
5 Ways To Save #MoreMinutes Each Day
Before I was a mother I used to love playing the video game the Sims. I enjoyed being able to micro-manage my little Sims lives and careers, gleefully watching both soar and rise to new heights, and then I became a mother, well in the game at least. With my pretend Sims family, I saw how hard it was to …
Six Humorous Wedding Experiences And A Blog Post
Six Humorous Wedding Stories And A Blog Post One night last week, my brain started thinking about weddings, because to date, I believe I have attended literally hundreds of weddings and receptions. On this particular night I began to specifically think about some of the most humorous and funny experiences I have had as a wedding guest and as I …
That Day I Froze And A Discussion On Anatomy
That Day I Froze And A Discussion On Anatomy There really is a difference between being an actual parent and just talking about being one. In my case, this became readily apparent when I realized that some of my pre parenting plans of action would be more difficult to follow through on than I anticipated. For example before children, I …
Back To The Best Of JENerally Informed
This week I will be taking a little bit of a blogging break, but I didn’t want to leave you JENerally Informedless (yest it’s a real word) while I am gone. Plus I was looking at some of the old posts Jen’s Guy and I wrote back when we were newbies and there are some real gems that got very …
You Need This Today- Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream!
Summer in the desert is an interesting experience. Today our high will be around 100 degrees Fahrenheit and that is actually rather mild, because in general around this time of year we are reaching nice toasty highs of 110 plus by 11 in the morning. Due to an intense storm south of the border, we are expecting rain tomorrow. For …
The One Mistake Parents Make Every Summer And How To Avoid It
It’s the end of the school year and up down the halls of school, parents and kids alike are asking each other the same question, “What are you doing this summer?” There are as many answers given to this question as there are different people, but as often as I have personally participated in such conversations, I have never heard …
Potty Training: It’s You And Me Against The Pee
As parents, each new milestone our children reach brings us equal parts excitement mixed with a tinge of fear. “Hooray, the baby is rolling over! Wait, how did she get her leg stuck under the couch?” “Yay, look he is sitting up, but all of the sudden that sitting baby will keel over and hit his head on a chair! …
Man-day Post: Goodnight Loon
Welcome to another installment of Man-day from Jen’s husband Jen’s Guy I don’t know how many of you have heard the interview with Professor Adam Swift from the University of Warwick in England on Australia’s national broadcasting system the ABC- “Wait, a guy from England on an Australian radio show? Why should I care?” Yeah, I promise I’ll make this …
Top Ten Tip-Offs You Are A Mother
A few weeks ago I was invited to guest blog by my friend Lysa and today on JENerally Informed in honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to share an expanded version of the post I shared over there. To all of my fellow Mothers out there, here are the Top Ten Tip-Offs You Are A Mother: 1. You carry around …
