This is a guest post by Sierra Rix from Mom on the Run and Sierra Rix, DD. Sierra is a wife, mom to 4 kids (2 girls: 7 & 5 mos & 2 boys: 5 & 4), Host mom to a fabulous Swiss au pair, dog walker for Rusty the Jack Russell, litter scooper for…
When Kids Pick The Neighbors’ Flowers
Say thank you, with a kiss. Put them in a vase on the kitchen table. Tell them not to pick the neighbor’s flowers anymore!! And then pray that the neighbors don’t look in the window. For more Wordless Wednesday, see 5 Minutes for Mom. And be sure to check out my WordFUL Wednesday post, What…
What Does He Do All Day?
My older children are very curious about what my preschooler, AJ, does all day long while they are in school and he and I are home alone for 6 hours. None of them ever had regular and prolonged time alone with mom. There was always always another sibling around to play with. AJ, on the…
Nature Sense Walk
I’m breaking from March’s Fishful Thinking Resilience theme because I felt compelled to go on a Nature Sense Walk with AJ this week. We’re spending more time outside, the kids are stretching those Winter-tired muscles, and I am enjoying letting some fresh air into the house. Earlier this week, as AJ and I were walking…
Mom’s Life-Line: Playdates and Babysitting Co-ops
I needed a life-line. I was sinking. When my third child was born in 2001, I went into a state of mommy shock. Suddenly, everything was harder. I never got sleep (compared to ALL the sleep I was getting as a mom of 2 under 3, of course). I had no social life because getting…
Pictures Worth a Thousand Words
AJ was sound asleep this afternoon when the kids came home from school. I wasn’t about to wake him from his nap just to spend some time outside. Just like kids seem to have radar-hearing in my house when a movie starts playing in the basement, AJ in his deep sleep must have heard the…
A Child’s Letter to Mom
This afternoon, the kids and I worked our way to the park across the street after school was over. It was just too nice outside to do homework inside today. Reese looked so adorable doing her homework on the park table that I sat across from her snapping pictures for a while before sneaking a…
Momz Share DC Metro Bloggers Girls Night Out
What is Momz Share? Momz Share is a series of events, held quarterly and hosted by a different, fabulous D.C. Metro Region blogger. It’s part Girls Night Out and part networking. But it’s ALL fun. Apparently, Maryland is overflowing with awesome bloggers. And pretty cool businesses willing to sponsor and support mom bloggers. I won…
How to Be a Happier Mom in 8 Easy Steps
This post was part of March Resilience Month in our house while I was acting as an ambassador for Pepperidge Farms’ Fishful Thinking program. These tips originally appeared in an article by Robert Barnett (from Parenting magazine—January 2007), but all commentary (and opinions) are my own. The tips were found, along with other articles…
Seven Years Ago Today
Seven years ago today, I was sitting in a hospital bed holding my brand new baby girl. My 4th child, and 3rd daughter. I had waited a long time for her. Not because I had trouble conceiving her, but because she had made her presence known from the first day I became a mother. She…
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