I realized today as I was talking to my bestie Erin that the updates about Joshua’s goings-on have been slim around here. Mama Fail for that. Not quite sure what happened there since the title of this blog indicates that I should be talking about mom-ming. Anyway. Recently, “gos” have become “gohfees.” (Goldfish for those…
Motherhood
Be gentle with the young
My new-ish and dear friend Erin at Chopstitch informed me that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month she’ll participate in the “No Excuse for Child Abuse” walk in her town. When I saw her posts going up about child abuse, I started doing a little digging on the old Google. “A report…
Don’t bust out your flamethrowers, please
Y’all, I’ve got an issue. And this issue is a hotly debated and frequent flyer in the “Mommy Wars” circles. I’m not looking to further any of that brouhaha here, so if that’s what you’re thinking, just don’t think it. Okay, with that disclaimer out of the way, I need to talk about car seats….
A letter to my son on his second birthday
Dear Joshua, Watching you grow up this past year has been a blur. A blur of you. You’ve changed so much, so fast! It’s been hard for me to keep up. One minute you were unsteady on your feet and the next you were running through the house like a silly boy. It’s so hard…
Party prep. Last minute style.
Y’all, I’m kind of having a moment. My child is turning TWO YEARS OLD. In FOUR DAYS. I got an email from Babycenter today that said “Your PRESCHOOLER” and I almost vommed. Or cried. Or something that was not exactly like happy but was not exactly like sad either. I am so incredibly freaked out…