The Mom of the Year

...a less serious look at the world of parenting

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4 Things to Look for in a Family Home

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Buying a home is never easy. However, it’s even harder once you have a family’s needs to consider, instead of just your own. For example, there may be many great homes for sale in Arizona, but they may not all meet your requirements or make an ideal home to raise a family. As you know, […]

How to Love a Friend Through the Loss of Infertility

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I believe God works in this world and that He works in mysterious ways, ways that I will never understand. But when last week, I reconnected with a dear friend whom I haven’t seen for a bit, and she said the words, “Mere, I have these words. These words I have to share because I know other […]

The Lessons You Never Forget

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I’m very happy and grateful to once again have Kathy Radigan of My Dishwasher’s Possessed! as a guest blogger, this time with a post written especially for Mom of the Year. As most of you know my son has been having some challenges in first grade. Back in the 70’s, Kathy had her own difficulties […]

10 Lessons Learned in the Trenches of New Motherhood

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I’m tickled to have Kathy Radigan of My Dishwasher’s Possessed! on Mom of the Year today sharing about the 10 things she wished she knew before she had her first baby. Kathy is a dear friend and fellow blogger I’ve known for a few years now, and I always enjoy reading about her life as a […]

$75 Target Gift Card and A Lot of Heart

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Well, crap. We’ve been at the beach this whole past week, and when my dear friend Femme Frugality asked me to help her celebrate her four year blogiversary, I was eager, but didn’t have a chance to read her post until right now. And now I’m tearing up. As I told my sister this week (before […]

The Done List

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It’s no secret that I have a love-hate relationship with my to-do list. I entirely depend on it to do my thinking for me, yet I rage against the unreasonable demands it makes. One day, in the midst of a big fight with my planner, I paused to read a gorgeous post by Julie Bel […]

Should You Keep Your Baby Up Late For Summertime Fun?

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I would say getting your child to sleep through the night is one of the biggest head-scratchers as a parent, but let’s be honest: when you are going on night upon sleepless night, you’re not just scratching your head, you’re sobbing in repetitive fantasy of burying yourself under the covers–perhaps for a week. My kids are […]

Helping Your Shy Kid Make Friends

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I acutely remember being painful shy as a child; it wasn’t fun. Any other shy gals out there? If so, you know what mean.  If I could to help my own kids have a smoother time making friends and navigating the social scene, that would be such a blessing. So when Patricia Evans of the Huffington […]

Coach Daddy’s Guide to Cool Schools

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One of my favorite people in this blogging world is Eli of Coach Daddy. There are many great things you could say about Eli (he is kind, he is a teamplayer, he cares passionately about his kids, he is funny, his dedication to featuring Star Wars pics in his posts…the list goes on), but what I […]

Bites for Babies

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In my early days of babies and blogging, I chanced upon Lisa Codina of Bites for Babies.  Finding her was a blessing for me.  Lisa is everything I’m not–together, creative, and likes to cook!  When I saw the simple recipes she published, I would think, “I could do this!” (Huge for me, I know).  She […]