The new school year has started here in Tennessee. Two of my kids are in middle school this time, while the other two are still kicking it at the elementary school. One thing I have learned in my thirteen years of being a mother is my role as Mom is constantly changing. Gone are the […]
My Choice To Unstructure My Kids Summer
We are in the throes of summer break now. We are settled into our much lazier routine, of which I am a huge fan. I hear moms who have it way more together than me, talking about giving their kids summer school lessons and chore lists. I wish I could say that I am like […]
My Summer: Parenting Kids Who Are Halfway To Adults
Sorry I haven’t been sharing much lately. The end of the school year is always a crazy-busy time. In the last two weeks of school, I had two class field trips, Muffins With Mom (a thing where you have muffins at the school because muffins at home would just be too simple), Field Day (which […]
Is Having A Large Family Really So Hard?
When you tell people that you have four kids they look at you a little funny. They are usually waiting for you to tell them about the horrible event that accidentally led to you having so many. Some people actually choose to have four kids. Some people need that fourth baby to make their family […]