So, the Puppy is 2.75 years old. He will actually be 3 at the end of March. He is my middle child and is a happy, stubborn child who is in that age between toddler and pre-schooler. He’s lovable...

I’ve been trying to read a lot lately. Just to keep my brain juice flowing. One day a few months ago, I had forgotten to do something for the Monkey after he had repeatedly requested it (Um. Like wipe...

I know it might seem like an indulgence, but we actually have our milk delivered to the door. We use a local service with local milk from a local farm. It’s not cheap, but milk isn’t really cheap these...

Since the Monkey was about 2 years old, I have been saying bed time prayers with him and the Puppy on the nights that I put them to bed. It started as a place to have that conversation about...

I knew that letting the Monkey play video games would come back to haunt me, but I had no idea that it would turn like this. After the first couple of times I let him play some video games...

There is a parenting debate about whether you should teach your children that they should do chores simply because they are a member of the household or if they should get paid for doing chores. I think that allowances...

Going to the bathroom with an audience. Privacy who? That it IS possible to be this sleep deprived and still function. Vacations are no longer a vacation. They are just very long trips away from home that require a...

On Saturday night, I told the Monkey and the Puppy that we would be getting up early the next morning to go to church. The Monkey asked, What is church, mama? Egads. Well, Church is a place where we...

4am: Miss Piggy wakes up. Lay down with her on guest bed (in her room) to give her a bottle. 4:45am: Put baby back in crib and slip back into my bed. 6:30am: Wake up to hold up covers...

A few weeks ago, I noticed that every time the Puppy was left to his own devices, he would quickly remove his pants and would be seen running about the house without pants. Since the temperatures outside where not...