Category: Mom’s Journal

  • Adjusting to motherhood was a challenge for me at first

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    I am sorry this post is late. I had promised it by Friday… but motherhood and real life must have got in the way. And I have to be okay with that… Becoming a mom for the first time was not the most natural thing for me. Well, okay so BECOMING a mom was natural, but…

  • My mom’s first time mom story…

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    I asked my mom to write about her experience as a first time mom for my first-time mom story round up and giveaway.  (If you haven’t linked up, please do.) Here’s what she had to say… Some things are expected and some catch you by surprise Some things are expected and some catch you by…

  • My mom sent me over the top…

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    Ya gotta love moms. I had set a fundraising goal of $2,000 for this year’s MS 150. Last year I raised more, but I decided to be a bit conservative this year, with the economy the way it is. (Not that MS knows anything about the economy, but I digress.) I’ve been receiving emails from…

  • Pondering the Easter celebration…

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    Not too long ago I was collecting opinions on the Nintendo DS when a friend suggested that a DS might make a nice Easter present. Easter present? We don’t give our kids Easter gifts. I typically do buy new clothes for the kids for Easter Sunday and the Easter Bunny does fill baskets with candy…

  • My kids LOVE to clear the table

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    At the end of almost every family meal around our table, our kids can’t wait to clear the table and they giggle through almost all of it. How is it so much fun? Is our house really that cool? Well, let’s just say I have a clever (and fun ) husband. My husband has made…

  • Long overdue de-clutter for my 7 year-old

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    Not too long ago I hosted a party with a bunch of sweet three-year-old princesses and their siblings. I think they all had a fantastic time… but they also used some of their magic powers to destroy my seven-year-old’s bedroom. He was not so impressed. And I couldn’t really blame him. So, at bedtime, we…

  • A sticky fishy transformation

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    This past weekend I stuck a bunch of really big fish decals on my son’s walls in hopes of making it look a bit more aquatic and fun. I am pretty excited as to how it turned out. Fortunately, he is, too. I ordered the decals (stickers? home accents?) through an Uppercase Living party. I…

  • Wow! The Children’s Museum of Houston is getting even better!

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    The Children’s Museum of Houston is about to premiere a brand new expansion that doubles the size of the museum and it is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! (Yes, I realize capitalizing on the web is the equivalent of shouting and should be reserved for the most appropriate moments. Well, this IS one!!!) And, by the way… Do I…

  • What do I need for school?

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    Many many mornings I have realized that I forgot to remind a child to put something in his backpack the night before so we spend the last few moments before heading out the door frantically searching for a library book or show and tell item. This past week at Bible study, it occurred to me…

  • How to help YOUR husband

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    I just came across a post at Biblical Womanhood that really spoke to me. It’s called Lovin’ That Man of Mine:  a helpmeet to your own husband. Crystal writes about serving her own husband and being his help meet, rather than trying to serve as she reads others are serving. So often I try to…

  • Amazing concert, amazing family, amazing song

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    Last night my husband and I took our boys to an amazing concert by a family bluegrass band called Cherryholmes and we were blown away. The music was beautiful, energetic and you could tell this family really knows not only how to play music together, but how to have fun together. Their excitement for the…

  • What is with the girly clothes-changing thing?

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    My daughter totally cracks me up…  and is also driving me batty. What is up with all the clothes changing? It is a rare naptime or bedtime that she is wearing the same thing upon wake-up that she was wearing when I kissed her good night. Why is that? And, by the piles I find…

  • Getting ready to be Cupid

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    Before I officially begin this post, I need to ask my neighbors to leave. Sorry guys.  I just don’t want to ruin it for you. Are you gone? Okay, now that it’s just us, and you don’t live in my neighborhood, I have to share what’s brewing at the 144 house: This morning on the…

  • Where can I get some patience?

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    I am not the most patient parent in the world… or even in my house sometimes. But I am working on it, as you could tell from my 2009 goals. I yell less than I used to, not that I am proud to write that. But I am trying to go with honesty here. Even…

  • I need to throw Baby Jesus away… but how can I?

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    Check out this Baby Jesus my two year-old “made” at church in December: And she loves him. She kisses him, hugs him, and cares for him often better than her baby dolls. But he is a potato. When is he going to start smelling bad? He’s already getting a little soft. But he is pretty…