Mothering

This weekend I am going away for a "Girls Weekend" to the beach. I've been looking forward to this for so long. Just lounging on the beach, reading books & wait for it...NO KIDS! I totally dig my kids but a mama needs some girl time now and then.
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I am confessing what a horrible mother I am, won't you join me for this uplifting time?
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Tweet It!NO Offense, I hear this a lot around my house. NO Offense. It is the asterisk of my kiddos communication style. Uh, Mom, your hair looks really weird like that, NO Offense. Uh, Mom, Aunt Weezies chicken is wayyyyy better than yours, NO Offense. Uh, Mr. Clint, you have huge nostrils, NO Offense....
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Tweet It! Today marks an end to a ten-year journey. Today is my final day as a MOPS International Field Leader. I know many of you who are my loyal readers have a tiny idea what MOPS is. You have heard me speak of it on occasion, but it is not the focus of...
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Tweet It!For Halloween, The Girls teacher showed me a story she had written about a bat. I realized something pretty important. You never know if what you are doing in your home is having an impact on your kids. Enjoy! Clearly, The Girl sees our family for exactly what it is, A Team! Love...
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Tweet It!It’s true, I think I have a problem. I don’t want my children to grow up because I totally dig children’s shows. I felt the same way when they were much younger. I so loved The Wonder Pets, Dora, Max & Ruby. Now, as my children are between 7-11 years old, I am...
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Tweet It!The Boy is now 11 and we are venturing into a brand new world of girls. Don’t get me wrong, The boy has always loved girls but this is the first year he has been brave enough to do something about it.  I think we might be on the verge of having our...
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Tweet It!What a week it has been. This is Day 5 of the SITS Girls Back to Blogging event.  Our final writing assignment is to write about why we blog.  Well that’s a loaded question. Why do I blog? The reason has changed over the last 3 years. I started off writing to keep...
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Tweet It!Today is Day 4 of the SITS girls, Back to Blogging event. The task for today is we are to write about a woman who inspires us. I actually saw the writing task at about 8am this morning and have been marinating on it all day.  The reality is there is not just...
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Tweet It!I’m tickled pink to be guest posting over at Nirvana Mamma today. It’s all about being the best Mom ever…yeah right! I hope you will pop over there today and check it out. Nirvana Mamma is one of my Austin bloggy buddies that I think you would really enjoy. Have a wonderful Labor...
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Tweet It!It seems like only yesterday that I walked into my first MOPS meeting. I had a tiny baby and a friend thought I might enjoy attending a MOPS group.  Dropping off that three month old with a stranger was hard. But, as a new Mom I really needed some connection time with other...
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