Everything I know I learned from a Horse

I often feel discouraged as I am trying to wrangle my kids, like maybe I have lost my touch or something. I used to be able to make 1000 pound animals obey with just a stern look or or light pressure to a shoulder. What happened? Why was working with the big beasts so much […]

Just Being- Update #1

I am so thrilled to have had such a great response to Just Be With Me, so I thought I should update you on how it’s going. So far things are going okay. I wish I could say that everyone is peachy, there have been no tantrums (by children or adults) and that I am […]

Just Be With Me

“Mama what you doing?” was not the sound I wanted to hear at 6:15 this morning when I was trying to get a jump on my batch cooking for this month. “Making muffins buddy, and why are you…” G interrupted before I could finish “Can I help?” In this moment I wanted to say NOOOOOOO!!! […]

Summer Fun List for “The Not so Crafty Mom”

I keep seeing all these great Summer Fun Listsfloating around and they are pretty awesome. Here is the problem I am having with some of them: they are for older kids, they cost a fortune, you must have an engineering degree to make it work, or they would take me all day to set up […]

New Mantel Decor

There is a Tonka car carrier filled with matchbox cars on my mantle. Why? you ask. Because on Tuesday I decided I was tired of yelling at my kids, I was tired of make empty threats, and I was tired of not enjoying them (the kids, not the threats.) After bathtime I told G that […]

Give yourself a break

Through clenched teeth I whisper “Son that is a maraca, not a hammer. Please don’t hit anyone or anything with it, you can shake it and dance only. Mama will help you find another toy if you can’t use this one correctly.” G doesn’t even look up, but he stop beating the walls with the […]

Less Mess Craft: Cotton Balls

We are leaving on Sunday for a week to go look for our new house. I am super excited about it except for the part about flying with 2 small kids, or the almost 2 hour drive from the airport to the hotel, or staying in a hotel for a week, or the packing OH […]