Written by The Mom Anxiety does not feel like a mental illness. It feels so very, very physical. Sometimes it is subtle. Sometimes it is so overpowering that it grips your entire body, takes control of your thoughts, and leaves room for nothing else. Anxiety robs me. It robs me of my breath. I can’t…
Written by The Mom This week we played some fun math games using our Perler beads. I’m going to be real, most of my ideas for games and crafts are at least inspired by things I see on Pinterest so I was pretty proud of myself for coming up with these on my own.…
Written by The Mom Oh, my sweet Miss C. I tuck you in to bed on the eve of your 5th birthday. Your last day of being 4… How can this be? Let me tuck you in, kiss your forehead. Let me tell you your birth story. Five years ago at this very hour, exactly…
Written by The Mom Life has been kicking us in the rear lately, financially. It’s been a cloud of stress. An engineer will be coming soon to tell us how to fix the cracks opening up between our floor and walls. Maybe it’ll be the cost of gutters, or it might be 20k for post-tension…
Written by The Mom What a crazy month it has been! We seemed to get hit with a couple of bugs this past month that have been going around and of course that passed through everyone in the family. Throw in a trip out of town to visit family and I haven’t had time to…
Written by The Mom A Wrinkle In Time was one of my favorite books growing up. I first read it when my mom told me it was one of her favorite books growing up. I was maybe 8 at the time. I fell in love with it. The main character, Meg (who the author reportedly…
Written by The Mom Some days we do nothing productive. Literally, nothing. Everyone might be feeling tired after a bad night. Or we just don’t feel motivated to do much. The baby naps a lot. The kids watch a lot of kids’ shows on Netflix. I’ll catch up on dishes and laundry. Other days we…
