This week I’m brainstorming for an article I’d like to write - the Top Ten Ways in Which One Can Deduce a Person has Kids.  I’d love for you to submit your ideas on this - here’s a few of mine.  I’ll be the first to admit that the following all occur on a regular [...]

‘Tis the season for canning, pickling and - jamming.  Last year my excuse was “I’m pregnant” - and I’ll be damned if I’m using that excuse this year, so I had to suck it up.  Canning and preserving is simply saving my family money with the added bonus of picking fruits and vegetables from organic [...]

First of all, I am a blogger in the truest sense of the word….I have a mound the size of six large loads of laundry sitting beside me (seriosly, it’s taller than I am), I’m wearing a child and prompting the other he has 15 minutes left of quiet time.  Did I mention the 10 [...]

Of all the products available to pick up and look at randomly in a pharmacy, why is it that my four year old will pick up personal lubricant and ask “What is this used for mommy?” I mean really.  Isn’t the sleep deprivation enough without having to ask me to think on my feet, too?

I would say overall my oldest son is adjusting well to life with a new baby.  He certainly does not like the loss of some of my attention (read: he no longer has my complete and undivided attention and in his world, this is unacceptable).  That being said, he’s getting used to sharing my attention, [...]

Motherhood is not glamorous. This is perhaps the most true at the very beginning, where dignity is completely thrown out the window. I can’t fathom how many people viewed and poked at my nether regions while in the hospital delivering my son and afterward while ensuring I was healing properly. That says [...]

Alright, I’m going to admit it - I had a late pregnancy meltdown this week. On the way to the movies with my husband and son, the hormones and lack of sleep took control and I became a blubbering mass of tears. It was pitiful. I usually try my best to remember [...]

I need a few phenomena explained that I’ve observed regarding my son. Any comments would be greatly appreciated - please don’t leave me in the dark over here! Chiefly, is it the merely my son, the miracle that is boy or all children in general that do the following things:
1. Talk incessantly [...]

Now, this is not to say I consider myself  a genius-type individual, often quite the contrary:  it’s merely an observation that I have more of an analytical mind than a creative one. I love math, puzzles and games.  Further evidence of this is my having a major in Chemistry and Biology, and also having worked [...]