Parenting Wisdom

I'm back again this month with another DIY post. Like I said last month, I am in the beginning stages of updating my house and getting out of boxes. I showed you how to transfer a piece of furniture...

Anyone who follows me on Pinterest has probably noticed the glut of classroom-related pins clogging up their feed (sorry!). It's that time of year again- the weeks of nightmares about class, frantic perusals of Target ads for deals, and...

Just a quick reminder, today is the last day to receive an awesome discount from Dream Photography Studio! Don't miss out! Stacey did all of our photos for this blog and we couldn't have been happier with the results. She is...

Join us this Thursday for our bi-weekly play date at Westgate Splash Pad! We will be there at 10:00am (when the fountains turn on) and stay until 11:30 or so. Here  are some directions: Located at Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue From...

  As I was sitting with my niece enjoying some frozen yogurt, I realized how independent this little girl is getting.  Earlier in the evening, before we went out for our frozen treat, we painted toe nails where she had...

Every mom needs a friend or two.  Me, I have been so blessed in my friendships. I have so many types of friendships with so many different types of wonderful women. Last weekend I spent some glorious girl time...

Boy, has it been hot and sticky or what? We are trying to stay inside as much as possible, unless we are in the pool of course!  My almost 2 year old is becoming bored with our inside activities...

                (pictured above are my four different-language-speaking children!) I'm not talking about English, Spanish, French, or Chinese. What I'm speaking of is love languages. Over the years I have studied and learned what my husband and each of my children's love languages...

Dirty dishes. Dirty house. Piles of laundry. Toys everywhere. Messy kids. Nothing for dinner. Kids whining. Impatient, and honestly a little bored. Ever have those days??? Those days leave me overall stressed out and feeling pretty defeated. Those days are...

Did you just finish the Reading Rainbow theme song? Did ya? Did ya? Did ya? (What the HECK is with the dog turning into the star, BTW?) Well, after having the privilege of fist-bumping LeVar Burton at Phoenix Comicon this May,...

After living a very full and memorable 5 years in Seattle, WA we moved back to Phoenix to experience the hottest August on record last year. Most days, I miss that green, wet, angsty, environmentally friendly, granola city and...

(Me w/no make-up, dirty hair, wearing pajamas) I am a person who loves a good challenge! I may not conquer them all, but I sure do like to try. I wanted to tackle the issue of being and feeling frumpy as a...

Hello ALL! I wanted to introduce you to an oh so nice and VERY talented Stacey Woodard with Dream Photography Studio, she is a photographer who was nice enough to take our head shots and group photos for this...

Parenting can feel like you're living in the here-and-now, just trying to make it through each day (and sometimes each hour). Certain days I tell myself, "If I can only make it to bedtime!"  Anyone else ever have those...

Come join us at Playgrounds Fun Zone and Cafe TODAY from 9-11:30. Only $5 for WVMB! (Normal price $8). Make sure you mention the blog and use the sign-in sheet to get the discounted rate. Oh, and don't forget socks for your...

It seems like only yesterday that I was able to take a vacation on a moment's notice: throw some stuff in a backpack, fill up the gas tank, hit a Starbucks, and be on the beach in six hours....

My son just turned one last month. His birthday was the 11, the party on the 12 (also our 5th wedding anniversary), and Mothers day the 13th. It was a busy weekend to say the least. It was also...

I have always wanted to do a furniture redo. I think I have 20 something pins on Pinterest alone on different furniture pieces people have redone and the techniques and supplies they have used. I have been thinking of...

  This was my Father's Day card for my husband last year. It was the first year that I planned ahead and made a special card! I am such a procrastinator. I have come a long way, but it is...

Hello Lovely Ladies,         Let’s face it trying to get pregnant can be quite stressful.   My husband and I have been in no hurry to start a family.  We wanted to travel and take our time before moving onto that...

    Before I had children and thought of being a mother, I had all sorts of warm and fuzzy feelings about how I was going to parent my children. Most of those daydreams were filled with love, nurturing, tender affection,...

Over the past few years, I have made many decisions about how to spend my time.  Growing up, I was always busy with excelled classes in school, extracurricular activities, dance classes at least four days a week, and teaching...

Most days, I feel like I’m waging a never-ending battle to keep my house reasonably clean- not just because of my kids, but also because of me (I’m an inveterate paper-piler and memento-keeper).  My daughter, however, is 3, and...

Patience. This is something I seem to struggle with lately as a mom of four fabulous, yet busy-bodied and imperfect children. So you take an imperfect mom, and couple it with imperfect children, and there you have it!  Imperfectness!...

I sit here writing, 3 days until “due date” with my second daughter, and wonder: Who will this little girl be? What will she love? What will she look like? What will make her laugh? What will make her...