Being a parent is a challenge. Being a single parent is brutal! I am only a single parent for 20 to 30 days a year with Stan’s… Read more “Single Momming It”

No is a powerful word, especially when it comes to raising kids. It is also a hard word to say sometimes but it is a necessary word… Read more “The Power of No”

This morning I was looking for some inspiration for today’s blog. I asked Stan if he had any ideas. He had none. I had none. Was this… Read more “The Glad Game”

This is the title I planned last night, and today the title fits even more so than last night. Last night, I planned to wax nostalgic about… Read more “I Love Elementary School”

This morning Jan came downstairs and said the words every parent dreads. “A friend of mine passed away.” He was driving and was killed in a car… Read more “Driving”

I don’t know if the “hot sauce” mom from my blog yesterday felt isolated and alone but I my guess is she was. Most moms don’t reach… Read more “Continuing the challenges”

I was reading the news this morning and came across the article about little Russian twin boys. They were adopted by a couple in Alaska who have… Read more “The challenges of being a Mama”

I wish I had one. That seemed to be the theme of yesterday. I can never seem to remember a gosh darn thing. Zach looks to be… Read more “Memories”

That is what I have asked Stan every morning this week as he leaves for work. It works like a charm. His answer is always an enthusiastic… Read more “Crank me before you leave?”

So here we are again, in the throes of sporting events. I find that we are crazier than ever…literally crazy! I think we have lost our minds… Read more “Cray-zy!”