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Action/Reaction

April 29, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Action Reation @meredithspidel

So there I was.  Feeling completely Mom of the Year-ish after successfully moving my son from 3T into 4T clothing.  All you non-kid people just skimmed over this sentence without blinking.  The rest of you understand why I was fully expecting the equivalent of the Publisher’s Clearing House Prize truck to pull up in my […]

Filed Under: SAHM Life, Young Kids

Brush with Fame and a Birdbath

April 25, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

#peealone book signing @meredithspidel @binkiesandbrief @4godssakeboys

I 100% promise to shut up about last week’s book signing after this post, but one last shout-out…The thing is, my one brush with fame in this life was just a little too fun.  Nothing makes you feel quite so rockstar like having people wait an hour to get your signature.  Oh yeah, this actually […]

Filed Under: Leaving the House, Mommy Time, Reading

Why I am The Mom of the Year

April 23, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Mommy, for Real badge @mommyisforreal @meredithspidel

Steph over at Mommy, for Real is a whole bag of coolness.  Her wickedly sharp sense of humor is enough to draw me in time and time again, and I admire her so much because she is smart.  She has a gift and she knows what she is talking about!  I love her blog tagline […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Guest Blogger

Free Diapers AND Some Sweet Sleep?!

April 21, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Pampers Baby Dry #PampersBabyDry

Take a moment this Sunday and drift into fantasy land with me…free diapers AND nights full of restful sleeping kiddos?!  I know, I know.  I’ll stop before this gets too out of hand and we totally lose ourselves in the potential bliss. Pampers is working to make this dream a reality with their Baby Dry […]

Filed Under: Babies, Giveaway, Reviews

Grocery Store List and the Good Whiskey

April 19, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

I am sitting here, taking advantage of the first nap my son has taken in 2 months and writing this blog post.  I should be writing my grocery store list, schooling laundry and sucking ground-in animal crackers from the carpet with the vacuum.  Who am I kidding?  I have a dog–he can get the crumbs, and I’m […]

Filed Under: Cooking, Grocery Shopping

Wife of the Year

April 17, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Migraine Mommy preschool pick-up @meredithspidel

I have a very good husband.  Let me scratch that.  I have an amazing, wonderful, salt-of-the-earth husband.  I know I will never be able to keep pace with him, so I don’t even try.  He’s even cooler because in more recent times, the poor guy has had to put up with so much “charmingness”. Most […]

Filed Under: Couple Time

When I am Mom of the Year

April 15, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Tidbits from the Queen of Chaos @queenofchaosmom @meredithspidel

Every once in a while you meet a true kindred spirit in this world, and I feel so blessed to have found this connection with the lovely AnnMarie of Tidbits from the Queen of Chaos.  AnnMarie, a mother of four on this earth and one angel in heaven, writes with amazing heart.  When she’s done […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Guest Blogger

Misplaced by a Few Decades

April 12, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

It occurred to me the other day as I was kicking off my laborious nighttime routine, replete with all its multitude of creams, at 7pm, that I might not be exactly “acting my age”.  I have always maintained a deep sense that my true home was in a retirement community.  There is so much about […]

Filed Under: Mommy's Favorites

Handing Down The Slingshot

April 10, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

@morethanmommies

In truth, I don’t think More than Mommies needs any introduction.  The powerhouse women, Christine and Janine,  behind this engaging blog are beloved by so many.  They rock out a sweet, encouraging space where moms can touch base, find a few laughs and draw strength from each other.  I have been following ladies almost from their start, […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Guest Blogger

All the One-Word Answer I Need

April 8, 2013 By Meredith Leave a Comment

rest peace god christ answers @meredithspidel

I wasn’t planning to post this morning.   All the usual players were in the game–tiredness, exhaustion, not being able to keep up, blah, blah, blah…but then I woke up with a jolt at 2:36am.  As hard as I tried to pass this off as waking up because I had to pee or typical poor […]

Filed Under: Faith

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