Great Post

This is a really great post http://simplemom.net/the-daily-balance-of-parenting-housework-four-useful-reminders/ 
I enjoyed reading it and I think you will too It had some great reminders for me, the perfectionist in me that wants everything to be perfectly clean/and or organzied….which is really hard with a toddler (no she is actually almost a “preschooler” now…) and two large [...]

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I am lucky, but we also sacrifice.

Often I read posts on other blogs and inside I am shouting “Amen” as they talk about issues I completely relate to. This post that I am “borrowing” ( I do that a lot:) ) talks about how yes stay at home moms are lucky, but we also sacrifice so much. Living on one income, [...]

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It’s A Girl!!!!

 

Madelyn Ann (Maddy)

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don’t judge me

I use to have all of these ideas about raising children before I had a little girl of my very own. I use to judge people in restaurants whose children were behaving badly. I use to believe that my child would be potty trained before two. I would always “explain” every decision I made to [...]

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Short Shorts and the Like

I have avoided writing about specific clothing because it’s like the topic of discipline, everyone has their own opinion and it can be a very touchy subject. Without hurting anyone’s feelings, or judging others, I will tell you how Keith and I feel about certain types of clothing and behaviors.

A few weeks ago I [...]

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Daily Schedule

I decided to write down a daily schedule for Kate and I. Before, when she napped in the afternoon, I had a “mental schedule” There was a normal flow of events and daily routine. Since she no longer naps, and we have more time to fill with Keith being gone, I decided to get creative [...]

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Borrowed Post

I am borrowing this post from another blog that I read. They are a large family and we share some beliefs, and others we do not. Our family is a blended family, with right now 2 children, one that lives with us all the time and one that does not. While Kate tends to be [...]

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Tired

I am so very tired, emotionally and physically. Not only am I pregnant, but I am caring for a toddler ALONE. Keith hasn’t been gone that long, and the time has just gone slowly by so far. Each day is a challenge, Kate is a challenge, something always goes wrong with the dogs, something always [...]

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Mothering

There is no perfect mother. Why? Because we are human, and thanks to Eve we are all sinners. We all have selfish tendencies and motives, patience that only lasts so long, and we all get tired at some point. Mothers who have already raised their children sometimes look back and laugh about that day that [...]

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A Wonderful Visit, Thoughts on Parenting

 
 
 
 
 
 
Kim, Konner, Kaleb, and Flat Daddy Kirk/Major Webb
My friends, Kim, Konner and Kaleb have come and gone. We had a wonderful time. It was amazing to me that we picked up and talked like we had when we both lived in Alaska and that was 3 years ago. They had never met Kate, and it [...]

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