Fourteen years ago I became a mother. This is my shared story of love, loss, strength and September 11th. Mostly it is the beginning of the story for My Little Fighter. Because there are many more stories yet to be written for her. Fourteen years ago I was young and I was pregnant with my first child. It had been …
Five Reasons Why All Schools Should Have Uniforms
Five Reasons Why All Schools Should Have Uniforms Three years ago our family moved to a new school district. I was considering home schooling my children because I wasn’t entirely enamored with our new school district. There was however, a free public/charter school that was within walking distance for our family, but the fact that the children were required to …
Toddler Shoe Tantrums Solved
Toddler Shoe Tantrums Solved My toddler Anneliese is on the petite size of the spectrum. At 2 years old she is finally starting to fit into 18 month clothing! Her petite stature has also posed a bit of a problem when it comes to shoes. Her feet are small, but her enthusiasm, mobility and exuberance for activity are large. This …
Man-Day Post: Jen’s Guy Vs. The Sexytime Soundtrack
Welcome to another installment of Man-day from Jen’s husband, Jen’s Guy. We all have things on our “Hell” side of the ledger. Things that if we look back on we should probably feel bad about, but don’t really. Here is one of mine. In college, about the same time I met Jennifer, I had a roommate who was seriously dating …
Don’t Make These Five Blogging Mistakes
Because both the world of blogging and social media changes at almost lightning fast speeds, there is a pretty significant and continual learning cycle involved with blogging. I have been a blogger since 2012 and I know that I still learn something new everyday. There are quite a few things you can do to help your blog be successful, and …
Happiness Happens
This week has been a stressful. You know the kind of week that is so rough you find yourself standing in the kitchen at midnight with a spoon in your hand looking for something to plunge that spoon into? Hopefully it’s not just me who does this… And as generally seems to be the case with such weeks, somewhere towards …
Fall 2015 Blog Staycation Announcement!
In August 2014 I was part of a group of bloggers who launched and carried out the first ever Blog Staycation! Today I am excited to announce the dates for the next Staycation! September 10th through September 14th, 2015! If you are ready to join you can sign up for Staycation updates HERE! If you want to learn a little …
What Your Child’s Teacher Wants You To Know
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, …
Jen’s Kitchen: It’s Time To Pucker Up For Peaches!
It’s time to pucker up for peaches! Guess what time it is right now? It’s peach season! One of my most favorite things to do in the summer is to make jam out of all of the delicious fruits that are so readily available during this time of year. Because during the winter months these fruits become much more scarce …
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 …
Man-day Post: 5 Reasons Why I Guess I am Not a Feminist
Welcome to another installment of Man-day from Jen’s husband Jen’s Guy. Breaking News- I am fairly certain that the male “feminist” movement has left me behind. I mean I never came out and referred to myself as a “feminist,” but then again, I never would have rejected the label. New revelations have shown me that I have been firmly excluded …
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 …
