I like to lovingly think of myself as a hot mess mom. I roll out of bed every morning way later than I want to admit. My hair is always a mess. I rarely wear makeup. I don't know how to cook. When I remember to put socks on my kids, they often don't match. And today, my 2-year-old's outfit consists of PJs and mismatched shoes. My point is, every day is a struggle and I'm barely surviving this whole "Mom" thing.
Yet every evening, at around 6:30pm, sanity arrives at my house. Daddy comes home from work. My boys are better behaved. My husband cooks dinner. We have family time. And that overwhelming feeling that I live with every second of every...
Ralph Waldo Emerson once advised to never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.
My husband recently took a beautiful picture of our daughter playing out in the backyard. She was kneeling down in some taller than usual (needing to be cut) weeds, and the photo focused only on the blades in between her fingers. She paid no attention to the camera. Over the past few months she has grown increasingly curious about the outdoors, touching every leaf and flower within her reach and starting a rock collection from the front garden. I loved that her curiosity came across in this photo. That's how I saw it.
Another person's view, well-meaning I'm sure, pointed out the potential for snakes in...
Sometimes I think dads get a bad rap. After all, they are just a bunch of couch-loving, tech-crazed, incompetent, glorified babysitters that we put up with on a day-to-day basis, right? Thankfully, most dads I know don't fall into a single one of those categories. But when moms gather and talk, we do tend to get a little crazy with "dad bashing" because usually it gets a laugh and a sympathetic nod of how hard we all have it as moms. "Can you believe what he sent my poor child to daycare dressed in??"
My husband and I just came back from a great vacation at the beach and on the way home, I thanked him for being so willing...
Disclosure :: We appreciate our wonderful sponsors for making our Slide Into Summer event possible! Huge thank you's go to Lil Bambinos Playtorium for hosting this event (and adding the coffee!) and Painting and Pinot for providing a fun coloring activity and sweet treats for guests! Thank you to Pelican State Credit Union and Hollis Orthodontics for joining us! Thank you to Tiger Deauxnuts and Newk's Eatery for providing delicious food for all guests!
Slide Into Summer With Red Stick Moms Blog At Lil Bambinos!
We are so excited to slide into summer in Baton Rouge with all of you for this ultimate playdate at Lil Bambinos Playtorium! This is going to be such a great event for Baton Rouge families with lots of fun...
Before I was a mother, I envisioned my family's meal times, especially dinner, as nothing short of perfection. I'd serve up deliciously prepared meals a' la June Cleaver, and my family would eagerly gobble them up while praising my culinary efforts. Boy was I WRONG!!! Despite the fact that both of my children eat a pretty wide variety of foods, my 4-year-old daughter enjoys dragging meals out for what sometimes feels like an eternity. Her reason behind the desire to make dinner time about as long as a professional sporting event remains a mystery. The agony of getting her to eat a decent amount of food within a reasonable amount of time has become one of the most dreaded...
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