If you’re like me, you hate to have to stop working to figure out what to have for dinner that night. It’s at these moments I always wish I had a live-in chef. Then one day it occurred to me, I have not one, but two live-in chefs looking for something to do!
So, instead of [...]

I can still hear the asinine statements that my friends have uttered to me over the last ten years since I veered off the “career fast track” after having my first child.
“I wish I could sit home and eat bon bons all day.”
This gem came from a working woman who didn’t have any kids. A [...]

We all want our children to be well behaved, especially when we’re not around to intervene. So that’s why it can be so difficult when we get that phone call from school saying that our child is misbehaving. While it may not always surprise us, it can be embarrassing and frustrating because we can’t [...]

When my hubby and I were first married, we cleaned the house together. While I can’t say that we whistled while we worked, we did work well together. In retrospect, I chalk it up to the honeymoon phase. He did the tasks I didn’t like (dumping the trash and cleaning the kitchen) and I did [...]

Growing up, I was always excited about going on vacation. Where are we going? When do we leave? Are we there yet? All I had to do was hop in the car and count “punch buggies” (Mom! There’s another Herbie!) until we arrived at our destination. Three kids later, vacation is still fun, but getting [...]

I used to think my kids were ignoring me and it drove me crazy! Hello! Are you in there? Then I realized they weren’t ignoring me, they just weren’t listening to me. Yes, there is a difference! And that realization actually made me feel better. This is why.
When my kids are watching T.V. or at [...]

For those of you who followed me to my new blog home, thank you and welcome back. For those of you reading this blog for the first time, welcome! While some of you know things about me already, like how I have three girls, a wonderful husband and a personal vendetta against Sears, there are [...]

4:00 p.m. Kids get off school bus.
4:05 p.m. Using drill sergeant tempo, get kids to unpack their backpacks, use the bathroom, eat a snack, put on soccer uniform, grab violin/music and get into minivan, while checking homework, packing diaper bag, then frantically changing baby [...]