real moms {sharing} all things fabulous
Oh, that dreaded moment when at bedtime, your child says to you, “Mom…I kind of forgot to tell you…I need four dozen cupcakes for the class party tomorrow…” Your date with Netflix and a glass of wine suddenly comes crashing down around you. Your evening plans have drastically changed. In this family, we homeschool, so…
Life with little ones is pure exhausting. Okay, lets be real…life in general is pure exhausting. Throw little ones into the mix and well…that’s a whole new level of energy deficiency. As a mom to three very energetic children, I am constantly on the lookout for ways to give myself a boost throughout the day….
This morning I woke up and it hit me… I’m having a baby soon… Like, there are only two full months on the calendar between now and when this baby arrives! It’s a good thing I was still laying down when I came to this realization, because suddenly I was feeling a bit light headed……
Confession time…my family was approximately one snow storm away from starving. True story. If we had suddenly gotten snowed in, we may have had to consider busting into the dog food stash, and the fur babies were running quite low on their food supply, as well. Our cupboards were bare! My one big area of…
The sad fact of parenting is that at some point, the sweet little people in our lives are going to fall down and get hurt, or catch an illness of some kind. It’s heart wrenching for both the kiddos and caretakers involved! That’s why, a few years ago, I set out to make something that…
Anyone else have American Girl fever going on over at their house? We’ve got it over here! Well…sort of… My daughter who is five, thinks she has one of the fancy dolls that she sees so many other girls with. However, the truth is, she’s got a knock off. Shhh…don’t tell her! Here’s something else…
Baby number four will be making her debut in our family, in just a couple of months! This means I currently have all things baby on my mind. As she’s wiggling around inside my tummy, I can’t help but think about those first few days in the hospital with her. There really is nothing quite…
Tomorrow is January 1, and as I sit here reflecting on this past year, I can’t help but wonder the exact thing I’ve wondered every year at this same time…where does the time go? Logically, I know that each year, we get the same amount of days, weeks and months, but somehow each year that…
This week, up in the mitten state, we have been under quite the winter storm warning. Like, shut the world down, prepare for power outages, plan on not leaving your house for days, kind of storm. It’s Michigan, so this isn’t anything new to us. However, as familiar as these storms may be, when they…
Life is better with sparkle! That is a statement I stand firm on! There’s just something magical about things that sparkle. Being quite a crafty person, and shameless lover of glitter, every so often, I find the need to make an ordinary object sparkle and shine. This weekend, we are hosting a couple Christmas parties…
This post is by no means glamorous. In fact, the nature of it is pretty down right disgusting. There’s no way to make the stomach flu seem very exciting. Well, other than that initial moment between life as you know it and “oh my sweet goodness, that’s my brand new carpet.” That right there is…
It’s been awhile since we’ve been in the baby game at our house…four years to be exact. As I’ve been brushing up my knowledge on baby gear, I’ve realized a lot has changed! Everything I used four years ago seems pretty outdated, especially, the style of nursing covers. There are so many cute options on…