Keeping it Real

05/21/13

Weathering The Storm

That was my bank. The 7-11 where I buy gas. The hospital where I take my kids to see their pediatrician. The bank where I cashed a check at just after 2pm. The bowling alley where we held my daughter's birthday party.

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05/13/13

A Guide to a Less Than Perfect Life

Of course, when I think of Gabrielle Reece, I think of all we have in common. You know, Gabrielle Reece, the gorgeous beach volleyball player and model married to the hot surfer, living the dream life in Hawaii with her family?

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05/06/13

Overfull

These past two years have been the most introspective years of my life. Struggling with the grieving process, much of my time was spent stalled in the anger phase. It’s not pleasant, and it’s not a fun place to live, but it’s necessary. Or at least it was for me.

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04/28/13

Of Saltines and Silver Linings

Some of my fondest memories of childhood were when I was sick. It’s when I felt most mothered. I told my sister about this a while back, and she understood—when else did a kid from a big family (I’m the last of 7 kids) get individual attention?

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04/22/13

Moments Matter

Those few minutes after we burst out the door and pile into the car, the bickering and whining and yelling stops. These are the moments that I can take to shape their day, and I take that seriously.

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04/14/13

Helicopter Mom and Airplane Boy

Recently, my son had the opportunity to fly an airplane. An actual airplane, up in the actual sky, an actual several thousand feet above my head. Insert a very long pause right here, as I took a very long pause as I wrote this sentence and the next one—about a week long pause, to be exact—to get my heart rate back to normal.

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04/07/13

Scary Stuff

I've always tried to be honest in parenting my kids. If they ask me a question, I've always tried my best to deliver an honest answer, the most honest answer I can, while still being age-appropriate. So far, that's worked for me. Of course, my kids used to be small. And now they are getting older, their questions are getting more complicated and therefore, my answers are also getting a bit more involved, too.

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04/01/13

One Reason

We’ve been talking a lot about summer activities around my house—due in no small part to (a) my kids hotly anticipating the end of the school year and (b) my working on the summer activities issue for the past few weeks. What do we want to do this summer? What plans do we want to make?

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03/25/13

Listen To Your Mother

I stepped out of my comfort zone. Waaay out of my comfort zone. And I shared a big piece of myself. That might not seem like a bit deal; after all, I blog here (and many other places) and I have for years; I’ve shared lots! But this is different. This time, I shared in person.

Posted at 09:14 AM | Permalink | Comments

03/18/13

I’m Not an Iron Chef, but I Play One in My Kitchen

And as life has changed, my competitive nature has changed. Not gone away, mind you—but changed. Now, I compete at dinner. My family is none the wiser, but they are the adversaries I’m trying to best every day I bring myself to the kitchen to whip something up.

Posted at 05:37 PM | Permalink | Comments

	05/21/13 Weathering The Storm That was my bank. The 7-11 where I buy gas. The hospital where I take my kids to see their pediatrician. The bank where I cashed a check at just after 2pm. The bowling alley where we held my daughter's birthday party. Posted at 09:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments: 2
	05/13/13 A Guide to a Less Than Perfect Life Of course, when I think of Gabrielle Reece, I think of all we have in common. You know, Gabrielle Reece, the gorgeous beach volleyball player and model married to the hot surfer, living the dream life in Hawaii with her family? Posted at 06:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	05/06/13 Overfull These past two years have been the most introspective years of my life. Struggling with the grieving process, much of my time was spent stalled in the anger phase. It’s not pleasant, and it’s not a fun place to live, but it’s necessary. Or at least it was for me. Posted at 10:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments: 1
	04/28/13 Of Saltines and Silver Linings Some of my fondest memories of childhood were when I was sick. It’s when I felt most mothered. I told my sister about this a while back, and she understood—when else did a kid from a big family (I’m the last of 7 kids) get individual attention? Posted at 09:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	04/22/13 Moments Matter Those few minutes after we burst out the door and pile into the car, the bickering and whining and yelling stops. These are the moments that I can take to shape their day, and I take that seriously. Posted at 05:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	04/14/13 Helicopter Mom and Airplane Boy Recently, my son had the opportunity to fly an airplane. An actual airplane, up in the actual sky, an actual several thousand feet above my head. Insert a very long pause right here, as I took a very long pause as I wrote this sentence and the next one—about a week long pause, to be exact—to get my heart rate back to normal. Posted at 08:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	04/07/13 Scary Stuff I've always tried to be honest in parenting my kids. If they ask me a question, I've always tried my best to deliver an honest answer, the most honest answer I can, while still being age-appropriate. So far, that's worked for me. Of course, my kids used to be small. And now they are getting older, their questions are getting more complicated and therefore, my answers are also getting a bit more involved, too. Posted at 09:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	04/01/13 One Reason We’ve been talking a lot about summer activities around my house—due in no small part to (a) my kids hotly anticipating the end of the school year and (b) my working on the summer activities issue for the past few weeks. What do we want to do this summer? What plans do we want to make? Posted at 10:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	03/25/13 Listen To Your Mother I stepped out of my comfort zone. Waaay out of my comfort zone. And I shared a big piece of myself. That might not seem like a bit deal; after all, I blog here (and many other places) and I have for years; I’ve shared lots! But this is different. This time, I shared in person. Posted at 09:14 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	03/18/13 I’m Not an Iron Chef, but I Play One in My Kitchen And as life has changed, my competitive nature has changed. Not gone away, mind you—but changed. Now, I compete at dinner. My family is none the wiser, but they are the adversaries I’m trying to best every day I bring myself to the kitchen to whip something up. Posted at 05:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments