Last night I had an appointment that I knew would require some waiting on my part. It would be in a nice air-conditioned room with soft chairs, so I was actually thinking it wouldn’t be so bad and was looking forward to the alone time. I get very little of that in general, but especially more so now that summer …
Motherhood And The Secret To Ultimate Sophistication
I have a good life and I am lucky enough to be a mom to 4 pretty fantastic kiddos, but there have been days where I have found myself hiding in my closet with my cellphone hoping to find a few minutes of peace, because these people I live with and care for can be completely exhausting sometimes! If you …
Who Are These Perfect People Anyways?
A few months ago I shared with all of you about my oldest daughter Samantha’s battle with what we believe to be optic neuritis. In 2009 this crushing disease permanently robbed her of a portion of her vision, and in June of this last summer she experienced another flare- up. We aren’t sure about lasting damage with this recent episode, …
The Things She Gave Up For Motherhood
A few nights ago I was putting my 9 year old daughter Rebekah to bed. As we lay snuggled up under her sheets talking about the day she asked me if I liked being a mother? That was an easy question to answer and I told her yes I did. She then asked me if I had always wanted to …
A Modern Mama’s Guide: Yeah Baby!
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Fourteen years ago I became a mother. This is my shared story of love, loss, strength and September 11th. Mostly it is the beginning of the story for My Little Fighter. Because there are many more stories yet to be written for her. Fourteen years ago I was young and I was pregnant with my first child. It had been …
Mommy Reality #34: If I Had One More Hour Per Day
Welcome to Mommy Reality Challenge 34!!! Hosted by Jen from JENerally Informed and Celeste from Leapfrog and Lipgloss! Okay. That was scary. ANYWAY, if this is your first time hearing about the Mommy Reality Challenge we are so glad you are joining this great community of moms who participate in our bi-weekly challenges that showcase all the fun, crazy, and …
Mommy Reality: The Good, The Bad and The Broken
In case you missed it, the theme for our newest Mommy Reality challenge is Broken. My husband Jen’s Guy has a theory, if it can be broken, it will more than likely be broken by me. I am like the Godzilla to his repair world. Take for example, the unfortunate incident that happened yesterday in the bathroom. I was simply …
Jen Discusses Being A Junkie And A Blogiversary
Guess what this week marks? The one year Blogiversary for JENerally Informed! Don’t worry if you didn’t get me flowers or anything, because this date kind of crept up on me too. Last week I was perusing some of my old posts to refresh them and noticed the date on my very first post ever. It kind of stank, but …
Mommy Reality #28: The Freaking Refrigerator Door
Welcome to week #28 of the Mommy Reality Challenge! If this is your first time hearing about the Mommy Reality Challenge we are so glad you are joining this great community of moms who participate in our bi-weekly challenges that showcase all the fun, crazy, and sometimes overwhelming moments that are in every mom’s life! Please don’t just read. This …
Just A Mom
Sometimes there are conversations that you are a part of or overhear that leave you thinking about them for days. Last week I was sitting in the children’s section of my local Library with my toddler Anneliese. She wasn’t really interested in having me read her any books, but instead wanted to play with the interactive kid’s structure the Library …
When Magic Happens
My family lives in Southern Arizona. Winters here are typically sunny, beautiful and clear with average temperatures ranging in the 70’s. On New Year’s Eve a storm blew in that brought cold and rainy weather. It also brought something else. Snow! This isn’t something that happens on a regular basis here so we bundled up the older children (we left …
Mommy Reality: My NEW Best Friend
Two weeks ago I had just stepped into the shower to enjoy a few minutes of me time when one of my children ran into the bathroom screaming that there was a fire in the kitchen! With shampoo still streaming from my hair I quickly grabbed my towel and ran down the stairs. I am sure that battling a kitchen …
Mommy Reality #24: Replacing This Thorn In My Side
It’s Friday, I’m in love! Okay, finally a Friday song to kick out of our heads the song Jen put in the last Mommy Reality Post! Anyway, welcome to Mommy Reality Challenge #24! If this is your first time hearing about the Mommy Reality Challenge we are so glad you are joining this great community of moms who participate in …
