I recently bought a gallon of paint in a color that I like and have been painting random ‘accent’ walls around the house. I cannot commit to an entire room for two reasons; first, I cannot commit that much time to painting without the girls making a mess and second, this was a single can [...]

A friend asked me recently “Why do you believe in God?” I simply said “My first child.” He said “Yes, all children are scientific miracles.” I know. But my friend should also know that when I believe something, my belief is usually based upon something more concrete than a teaching or a feeling. Many times [...]

Some of Aunt Rachel’s friends are having a baby. I was surprised, but I guess time flies. Not only are people ten years my junior legally old enough to have babies of their own, they’ve apparently been old enough for well over a decade. Reading their posts about their marathon birthing classes reminds me of [...]

I was talking to a friend of mine this morning and happened to mention my second daughter by her blog name “Miss Impervious” before going on, blah blah blah. My friend held up her hand and stopped me “What did you call her?” “Miss Impervious”, I said. I went to explain my second daughter’s resilient [...]

Every morning, after I drop Miss Impervious and the Little Princess off at school, I go walking. I leave the van in the free parking space in front of the school and head through town, window shopping the safest way possible; before the stores are even open. Sometimes I have a walking partner, and sometimes [...]

There are some things I do that, once I’ve already started, make me remember why it has been a long time since I last did them. One of them being labor and delivery. Another one would be having a slumber party date with my Little Princess, Liddie Biddie. Though the former is obviously a much [...]

Based upon a recent experience I might be privy to, here are some basic steps to follow when attempting to remove glitter putty (such as the kind of silly putty found in party goody bags at your local bounce park) from a young child’s hair. 1. Upon notification of the situation, scream bloody murder. 2. [...]