If Mazzy was left to her own devices, she would wear her green flannel shirt to school every day. You’d think this would mean she’d take special precautions to keep that shirt clean and stain-free, but NOPE. That’s not how either of my kids operate.
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We have in no way mastered our mornings yet. But we’re ticking along and I’m only screaming for about 50% of the time, so I must be doing something right.
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08/17/17
Root Canals, Oil Changes and 33 Other Things Moms Describe as “Vacation”
I remember shortly after having my second child, I had to go to the ob/gyn for my six week routine check-up. I would have been happy waiting for that doctor forever.
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We might not have “Best Dressed” or “Most Likely to Succeed,” but I think you’ll find that these kids are definitely going places. Even if it’s just to kindergarten next year.
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Sunsets on the beach, floating in the pool, and Mike on the grill. But if there’s one reason I love summer, it’s because we get to enjoy our ice cream outside instead of while we’re sitting on our couch.
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Today, she reheated the same cup of coffee five times and still never got the chance to drink it.
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I’ve been posting 12 Days of #RemarkablyAverageExcerpts on Instagram because that’s what Jewish authors do when they are not counting down to an actual Christmas.
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“Your prescription will take about a half hour to fill,” the pharmacist says. Okay, we think. We can do this. How hard could waiting a half hour with two children in a pharmacy be?
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#1) You decide to buy your kid ice cream to reward her for good behavior and then at the ice cream shop, she has a kicking screaming crying meltdown because they are out of sprinkles.
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Your smartphone was obviously already a big part of your pre-baby life. But now with tiny humans in the mix, you rely on it in totally new and different ways.
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You might think your fashion choices have changed since becoming a mother, but turns out, you are wearing the same things you always did, just for entirely different reasons.
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1) Paint your toenails ten different colors. 2) Mix three different kinds of cereal together in one bowl at breakfast. 3) Scream “THIS IS BOOOORING!” while waiting on the line at Starbucks…
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Take one sip if your child begs for a sparkler but then becomes completely paralyzed with terror the moment you light it.
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Even if you start your day off on the right foot, chances are, you’ll immediately plant that foot on a pile of Legos embedded in Silly Putty that someone left on the stairs.
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#1) Every morning it becomes more likely that someone will notice the holes in your kid’s gym shoes, but you sure as hell aren’t buying new ones at this point.
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