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Not Perfect

August 26, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

I’m not perfect…nor even close.  Shock!, I know.  The thing of it is–this parenting gig is hard, hard work.  No, I don’t love scouring down the high chair seat 100x/day or packing a diaper bag the size of the Titanic every time we have to leave the house.  So I take the “helps” wherever I […]

Filed Under: Faith, Young Kids

She Turned the Hose On Me

August 24, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Okay, perhaps, it was the shower head, but regardless, it’s pretty impressive that my 13 mo. old daughter managed to drench me. SourceThe Not-so Innocent Vessel of Destruction(forgive me, in the midst of my crisis, I didn’t think to stop and take an original picture of Mommy in drowned-rat mode) The scene: Girlfriend was having a horrendously fussy day and […]

Filed Under: Babies

A Dollhouse to Die For…

August 23, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Dolls, Dolls, Dolls.  When I found out I was having a girl, I panicked.  Largely because of Barbie Dolls.  They scare me.  I really just didn’t feel like having a house full of plastic boobs.  My husband and I discussed the possibility of banning Barbie from our home, and while I hope this is possible, […]

Filed Under: Toys

Why I “Have It Like That”

August 22, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

It’s pretty easy to constantly rag on the overwhelmingly difficult task of rearing young children, but there are definitely some highlights of my gig that shouldn’t be overlooked… I’ve got a ready-made posse.  And I don’t even have to pay them.  My two children and my dog apparently have no conception of a life outside of a […]

Filed Under: Babies, Young Kids

I’m Pretty Sure My Husband Lives in Awe of Me

August 21, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Honestly, if I lived with The Mom of the Year, I would probably be a little intimated too.  I’m pretty sure when my husband greets me with a wary face upon his return home from work it has nothing to do with the screaming children or toys strewn all over the house–he’s just in awe […]

Filed Under: Couple Time

Hanging on the Porch & Cohosting Monday Mom Musings

August 20, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Wha-whaa??  Jelli from Jellibean Journals wanted to co-host her weekly link-up, Monday Mom Musings, with me?  Seriously, I know I’m The Mom of the Year ;), but this was a huge honor, the likes of which this little blog has never seen!  Important enough that I was willing to suspend my weekly Monday Review series–I […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Guest Blogger

What’s With the Judgement?

August 18, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Seriously people, can we just get over this judging-other-parents thing?  (Disclaimer: this is most definitely an overdone post–deal.)  Obviously, if it affects me directly (as Patricia at The Worst Mom Ever so perfectly described, as in, you drop your multiple children at my house unannounced, we may have a problem), or if it potentially scars […]

Filed Under: Babies, Young Kids

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other

August 16, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

The further I get into this world of kids, the more I realize how incredibly different each child is.  No two kids  are even close to being alike.  I see it when we are around other families, and I see it in my own house.  My own two children are vastly different from each other. […]

Filed Under: Leaving the House, Toddler Playtime

Chatting It Up at the Dinner Table

August 15, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

We’ve got some awesome dinnertime conversation going on right now.  When you never really leave the house, things can become “a bit limited.”  Outside of my husband, son, daughter, and dog, the primary players in my life right now are Mickey Mouse and the mail lady (though, in an uncharacteristic expansion of his repertoire, my […]

Filed Under: Couple Time

Overdone Posts

August 14, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

There are so many topics out there that I wish I would have been creative enough to have been one of the first to blog about, but I just totally missed the boat.  You fellow bloggers know exactly what I’m talking about.  Now I would so love do a post on some of these wonderful […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff

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