Life is SO Unfair! – Jill Savage

So my 13-year-old son wants the world to know that he is the ONLY kid in 8th grade who doesn’t have a cell phone. I told him I was happy to tell the world for him. After all, I think…

Be a “YES” Mom – Jill Savage

Last week my boys ran inside and said, “Mom, mom…it’s so hot outside! Can we see if it’s hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk?” The practical side of me started to say no, but then I caught…

Weekend Reading

I ran across some wonderful posts this past week and wanted to share them with you.  Enjoy perusing through them and of course – ENJOY your weekend!

Do You Have Expectations?

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” -Michael Jordan, US Basketball star

Making Clean Up Fun! – Nikki Kinzer

Cleaning up is a chore many of us dread…  And if you are a child, you dread it even more!  In their minds, toys are made to play with not to pick up. Is it possible for this chore, to…

Confessions of a Crabby, Worn Out Mom

I am exhausted, overwhelmed, grumpy and not being a very good family manager, mom or even wife right now either.  Yes, I know….I am the one behind, “The Confident Mom,”  shelling out great information, advice and practical solutions to those…

Do You Step in Too Often?

I often wonder if I allow my children to work out their own problems enough. Problem solving is certainly a skill I want them to develop, so wouldn’t it be best if they actually walked through the process a lot…

Parenting is a Marathon – not a Sprint!!

Some of you who have followed me know I  ran a half-marathon last Sunday.  I had been training for about 8 weeks, actually with a much bigger goal of entering the Seattle Marathon in late November – but this half-marathon…

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