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The After Christmas Shuffle: Life Hacks to Make it to Summer with Ease

From Christmas to Summer break, the road is long. Christmas is over. The countdown to summer is on. Before we get there, we …

My son recently left for Marine Bootcamp.Through blurry eyes, I tried to focus on the stunning save the date cards that had …

Our 5-year-old vandal son suffers from nose bleeds. Seriously, when the mucous membranes in this child’s nose are void of …

I have the best of intentions when it comes to diet.I do.I want to be fit.I want to wear cute sleeveless summer …

For Christmas this year our older batch of children, the man-babies and the lady-babies, gave my husband, Justin and me a …

I know.Me too.What is this elusive, invisible time line lurking days away, where all of the sudden I will be different …

When our son Luke was 6 he asked if Santa was real. Luke was our 3rd child. His older brother and sister were already privy to the …

Day 29 Write 31 Days Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: “Take a shoebox and...” I don’t have any shoeboxes.I don’t keep …

Stuff I Wish You'd Quit Saying... I can't. The other day, after only 4 hours of sleep, I had an "I can't..." moment. It lasted …

Sunday, our 14-year-old daughter Sophie, in spite of inconvenience beyond measure, finagled her way to church. I know, appalling …

I am not pro-homeschool, public, private, co-op, military (best money we ever spent), charter, un or free range.The way I …

The last couple weeks of my parenting journey have been epic.As of a month ago we have seven children, they range in age from …