The husband and I sat on the couch last night and recounted our already long but not yet done week. The days… the days are so long. To all you mama’s who’ve been doing these long days for years, I tip my hat to you. They are no joke. We are both drained and exhausted...
You guys, this is a super easy, last minute Halloween decoration you can whip up before the kids get home from school and they will think it’s so cool you painted on the walls. That’s exactly what my kids (and husband) thought when they walked in last week to see my spooky wall mural....
This weekend was a perfect mix of working hard and playing hard. We tackled more house projects. The unglamorous yet important kind as we can finally park a car in the garage–hooray! But even in the hum-drum of tending to the house, with fall in full swing all around us it was like there was...
I love having 3 girls. Individually, collectively I love it. The dynamic, their personalities, the fancy stuff, the girly-girlness of it all. I feel like I won the lottery. Of course, OF COURSE, it should go without saying that had my lasses been lads, I would have loved them just as much. Boys are awesome...
Oh the bitter winds are coming in and I’m already missing the summer. Stockholm’s cold, but I’ve been told that I was born to endure this kind of weather. –Emmylou, by First Aid Kit Sometime last week we started bundling up pretty well each morning as we walk PSP down to the bus stop....
Hey guys, Migs here. You know I used to write a little something before the spotlight and I think I’m going to give it a try again. So today’s spotlight comes from Judy who is a mother of 3 grown children, one of whom–Rachel–was born with spina bifida. I’m so glad Judy was willing...
Last week the girls begged me to drive them to the store for some art supplies for a project they were dying to do. I could write a whole post on going to the store with my 3 littles which include one baby and one 4 year old non-walker–the do I bring the power chair,...
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I'm an author, artist, and disability advocate. I live with my handsome husband and three beautiful daughters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Yes! Love! Have you read Courtney Kendrick's "Making the grass greener" in "The Mother in Me." I think you both are hitting on the same concept.
So true – I lost my little girl at 9 months 22 days………..and now have a grandbaby girl that is almost exactly that age…… they look a lot alike. Brings back so many memories. You are a great mom !
My mantra is "it doesn't really matter," and that's in reference to other things I'd like to do during the day (shower, eat, clean, return phone calls/emails, walk the dog, sleep, pee in peace, get kids to bed on time, etc…). What really matters is that I'm teaching my kids and being kind to them. I really need to work (daily) on keeping things in perspective. Which can be very difficult since my husband works looooong hours and I'm often solo-parenting around the clock.
My mantra: "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience." -Teilhard de Chardin. I don't know exactly how this relates and why it works, but everything falls into perspective when I think of it. Immaculate house, presentable children, well-planned dinner, they're nothing compared to connecting with your child/spouse/friend/stranger, or experiences shared, those small moments that you mentioned. Those are more precious than… anything.
Being an empty nester I've been trying really hard not to do the "enjoy it while it lasts" to young moms. It's posts like this one that remind me, yes, those days were hard! And If I had forgotten how hard, last summer we got to spend 21 days with my sons and their wives…..both have a 1 and a 3 year old….and ohmygoodness! We could hear them comforting babies all night long. Then they would get up and constantly work feeding them, cleaning up, entertaining them. On and On and On. Then I would remember the sleep deprivation that I use to have when my 4 were little. It's just so easy to gloss over all that and just remember the sweet moments because there were certainly tons of those too. But I can't imagine anyone being more tired and spent than young parents. The greatest work you will ever do, but no one should ever say it's easy.
Zuzu is literally the cutest thing I've ever seen. Wait! I didn't mean to call your daughter a thing! She is the cutest 10 month old ever.