Stop Thinking About Me

Pregnancy is unique to females so it should be what brings out our femininity, but, if you think about it, most things associated with pregnancy are actually quite disgusting or unpleasant.

Bleeding gums
Excess gas
Hemorrhoids (If you don’t know what they are, ask Gary. He’ll tell you all about them. )
heartburn
uncontrollable crying
weight gain
fatigue
vomiting
constant urination (with [...]

Recently I broke down and had to “Supernanny” out some rules in our house. I felt like a broken record begging for things to be done… or not done. For Family Home Evening I got a large piece of paper and we talked about the importance of rules and following them. We started with [...]

Another SummerFest has come and gone. My plan was to be there on the first day so that the kids would get the free gifts  at the Children’s Art Yard for the first 250 children. I’m not even in the age bracket to receive the free gifts, but I obsessively make sure that we are [...]

I am a mother who has very little patience when my children pretend that they suddenly can’t do something for themselves that twenty minutes before they could.
A week ago I was at the computer which is located around the corner from our upstairs, unfinished bathroom that Gary happened to be working on at the time. [...]

Lately I have been in a real dinner slump. I feel like I have cheated my children out of real nutrition by serving boxed Macaroni and Cheese, Hamburger Helper, and even Ramen. I think I feel the most guilty about the Ramen. I tell myself that they are getting something nutritious with the mac ‘n [...]