I don’t recall a day in the last 18 years that I haven’t prayed {and let’s just be honest, worried about more than prayed} for my kids to succeed. When they were first born, success was a night of sleep. At 2, success included more challenges, as I began to see that I was incapable […]
It all started as an attempt to make my husband do something that he hated. That’s how all good marriages work, right? To be fair, I never concealed my love for costuming. You see, my husband and I met on a blind date:: to a costume party. While his willingness to fully engage in my […]
If I remember back to the 80s I was at a sleepover party at my friends house. Everyone was running around putting training bras over our PJs and stuffing them with marshmallows to give ourselves boobs….we were like 12! We had to pretend to look older and we had to pretend to be older. How […]
Dear Homework, Thank you so much for your many messages over the past few weeks since the kids started school! I thought I knew you pretty well but you’re throwing me some surprises this year – keeping things fresh, are you!? TBH you’re coming on pretty strong but I’m trying to adjust to the new […]
When I first moved to Houston in July 2017 and started to make friends, I started to hear talk about “Homecoming.” I had heard about Homecoming from movies and TV, but had always assumed it was just another name for Prom. I could not have been more wrong! My first clue about Homecoming :: the […]
I’ve already admitted my undying affliction–I mean, affection–for children’s books. So even though I did read a handful of books for grown-ups this summer, I read quite a few children’s books. Want to know some of the latest and greatest in kidlit? You can’t go wrong with any of these:: Middle Grade Novels Squint […]
In April of 2017, I watched the first season of 13 Reasons Why. If you are unfamiliar with this show, I’m guessing your kids are young or you don’t have Netflix. For those of us navigating the scary waters of high school issues, this show has many things we need to discuss. After the first […]
Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen. Those are the candles I will light this year. My youngest three children are officially tweenagers. I blinked and up they grew, two of them suddenly taller than me. The grades passing, ever faster. When, exactly, does a child become a tween? Somewhere along the way, I forgot to ask. WHERE […]
By now you’ve gotten all of the school supplies from the list. If you haven’t, make it easy on yourself and check out the School List Assist! It’s the best tool ever that finds your school, the supplies they’ve set for your grade levels, and compiles a shopping list that you can add to your […]
…Fast forward several communities and groups later and here I sit, the tentative leader of a high school girls group. Teenagers, you may gasp. Yep, teenagers. Some of which have been on this journey with me since sixth grade. I consistently remind them that I am not their primary go-to. They all have wonderfully adoring […]
