Category Archives: mommying

Success with Potty Training Method

Success with Potty Training Method

I’ll be the first to admit it…even I was skeptical.  3-day potty training method?  Really?  But folks, I’m here to tell ya…it worked.  Even with our unexpected trip to the hospital on Day One.  Ok, so it took us more like 4 days at his age…but still…it WORKED.  Even night time training.  And he only

Dinners on the Go

Dinners on the Go

Do you suffer from Dinner-on-the-Go?!? Thanks to Stella’s soccer schedule, there are 1-2 nights a week when we are at the soccer field for dinner.  Stella usually eats in the car on the way there… But I make the other two wait until we arrive at the field.  Eating dinner keeps them occupied for at

Potty Training Update and Now He Has Stitches

Potty Training Update and Now He Has Stitches

We started over in the potty training department with Henry yesterday.  We officially got started around 10:00 AM once Stella and Charlotte were out of the house.  Henry and I stayed in the kitchen (on the tile floor) for about 3-4 hours.  Only one accident at the very beginning.  Then he told me when he

Here We Go!

Here We Go!

Well, it’s time.  For both me and Henry to get serious about this.  So today is the day.  We got Stella on the bus this morning superhero-style. And now we are getting Charlotte ready to be picked up for dance. Then?  It’s Go-Time!  I imagine spending the next 7 hours in my kitchen on the

A Week of Firsts for my First Grader

A Week of Firsts for my First Grader

Seriously?  Where did the summer go?  Wasn’t Stella just finishing up kindergarten last week?  How on earth is she already in 1st grade?  At least it’s been a great start to the year so far.  Here’s something I haven’t done in awhile and the reason I started blogging in the first place…recording the moments of my

Hand-Me-Down Heaven

Hand-Me-Down Heaven

So excited to receive this box in the mail yesterday from a friend down south.  I LOVE hand-me-downs.  Especially when it’s 7 Mini Boden items!  I consider myself extremely lucky to receive hand-me-downs from quite a few friends with older girls and boys. At any given time you are likely to see this in my

End of the Summer Blues

End of the Summer Blues

This is how I’m feeling these days y’all.  Like my poor tomato plants.  Trying to hang in there.  Not looking so good, but still thriving here and there.  And even producing something great – even if it’s just an itty-bitty-bit. It’s the end-of-the-summer blues.  And more like end-of-the-summer-and-the-weather-sucks blues.  Don’t get me wrong…it did finally

Melatonin – Why We Use It

Melatonin – Why We Use It

Disclaimer: I am in no way offering you medical advice/drug supplement advice in this post.  I am just sharing my story in the hopes that it may help someone else.  Before trying any new medications/vitamins/supplements with you and/or your child, you should OF COURSE speak to your own doctors.  Or at least call your mother!

What Every Mom Needs at the Pool

What Every Mom Needs at the Pool

Now that the weather is hot and humid, it’s time to head to the pool more often.  However, being at the pool with little kids requires a lot of work and a lot of gear.  And if you are a mom going alone?  You must pack wisely whether you are going for an hour or

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

    Mother’s Day has been PERFECT.  Low key.  No plans.  (Andy came home from a week-long business trip last night.)  We had donuts and chocolate milk for breakfast.  I received lots of handmade cards and notes and puzzles.  I adore hand print art and Henry’s potted flowers (above) melt my heart. After breakfast, Andy