That Staples back-to-school commercial about "the most wonderful time of the year" isn't wrong, but school starting back up can also be super stressful. You finally settle into a summer groove and now it's back to the school year and you gotta start the groove-finding...
This is the third post in a series about why and how I gave up yelling at my kids — for good. Read Part 1: The Meltdown and Part 2: The Plan. Here's what's really wild about this whole yelling thing: I'm actually a really good mom. By all accounts, I'm a great mom....
This is the second post in a series about why and how I gave up yelling at my kids -- for good. Read Part 1: The Meltdown. I knew that if I was going to make good on my promise to my child -- which I had clarified as "Never yell at you again because no one should...
On July 9, 2017, I lost. my. shit. on one of my 5-year-olds. It wasn't just a momentary lapse. It was a solid hour of us screaming at each other. A grown adult, having an hour-long screaming match with a 5-year-old. And I was going to win. As I watched him lose the...
When I decided to back the Generation Mindful Kickstarter campaign for PeaceMakers, I had no idea that this choice would change the course of my family in an instant. This might sound like hyperbole, but I'm being completely serious. This card game has been...
Last week Emmett busted his head open in some mysterious incident that occurred in the dark in the boys' room after bedtime while he was inexplicably on Miles' bed but they "weren't playing," "weren't fighting," and "weren't messing around." They were able to glue it...
Part of the reason things have been so quiet around here is that the Family-in-Training -- Daddy-in-Training, Mommy-in-Training, Miles, Emmett, a bullmastiff, a pug, and a Lynx Point Siamese cat -- recently moved from Central Virginia to West Central Florida. It was...
Okay, well, one hand to pull down the Moby so you can see my precious babies. We are almost 7 weeks into this crazy parenting journey, and I'm still trying to figure out how to fit blogging into my day with two completely dependent infants on my hands. (Apparently...
It's almost that time! We're getting our hospital and baby bags ready so we can grab and go when these little guys decide they're ready to come out. Here's what we're packing: Snacks & Drinks Greek yogurts with stir-in fruit Cheese sticks or string cheese Sliced...
Here's one example of a plan for a natural childbirth. On the advice of our doula, we included some details that probably wouldn't be in a non-twin, non-natural birth plan, along with a separate plan for baby care in case they are taken away from us for NICU or...
