motherhood

Pickey Palates Follow Up

I promised I would follow up on my progress with getting my children to eat more foods. More specifically, me only cooking one meal for the family. Well we’ve had our successes and our failures. They definitely have different palates. What works for one doesn’t work for the other. Some dinners lasted For.Ev.Er. Seriously, 45 minutes to eat… Continue reading Pickey Palates Follow Up

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The Behavior Chart

As you read in my post on Saturday, my kids were just horrible listeners. They drove me bananas to the point where I contemplated opening a second bottle of wine. I don’t know if it was just the dreary weather, too much birthday cake, or the lack of having Sam the Elf around, but they… Continue reading The Behavior Chart

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Get Caught Being Kind

I’m not sure what it was. There was the hurricane, the full moon, Halloween and its abundance of candy. Maybe it was a combination of all three of these that turned my boys into angry, bickering, shouting little monsters. What ever it was that started it all, I’m not happy. They’ve just been awful lately.… Continue reading Get Caught Being Kind