You may have noticed a lot of things are slipping around here. The sink is full of dishes, my child looks like patient zero for a zombie infection (the jelly stains on his face just add charm- though it could be spaghetti sauce but that was two days ago and I am sure he has had a bath since …
About 3 weeks ago I hit bottom as far as toddler food preparation goes. I was so over trying to conceal foods, particularly vegetables. Why does it have to be so complicated? Does corn have to be concealed inside of a fried nugget? Do black beans have to look like a hamburger? What happened to …
Today I tried on clothes. Not in the store, mind you, but in my own closet—a much more daunting endeavor when you’re a mom. Why would I do this to myself? Well, it all started six weeks ago when I was in the dollar store thinking we needed some more hangers. As I was reaching for them I …
So, this isn’t a posting about crafting per se but more about what to do when it all falls apart. I would like to say I took this with grace and style but, there may have been cursing prior to telling myself to “mom up.”
Let me start over. This all started when I came …
I was reading one of the recent Parenting magazines (the recent one? the one before that? Let’s get real- if it is from the last decade I am doing well) and saw a section on how to decorate your child’s room to look like a summer camp/lodge. I loved the look and immediately decided to try to …
One night, while watching a movie with my husband, I heard a loud thump from upstairs. I was ready to write this off as standard bedtime noises (when you have a boy like ours, random noises are par for the course) but my husband, the more practical one, went to go check it out. He …
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Friends, old and new, please join us at the Spring 2014 Open House potluck. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about AMC, meet our members and check out our new facilities at Covenant Presbyterian Church. In addition, we will have a calendar of events for distribution and information on our Couch to 5k program. Current members should bring a dish to share (post below), and new friends (or folks we haven't seen in a while) should just bring themselves. Hope to see you there!Links We Like
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