Being a parent is one of the most humbling things in life. Even more than marriage, parenting has revealed more flaws in my life than anything else — one of the most notable is anger. For tips on how to deal with your anger in the moment, you can check out this post. But today, let’s …
We are absolutely in love with this roasted tomato sauce. It tastes like I am eating fresh, amazing tomatoes in the middle of winter. It also works so well on homemade pizza. I have thought about making sauce in the past, but the idea of canning is just too much for me at this point. …
In a recent conversation with a friend, I claimed nap time is sacred in our house. While this might sound a little dramatic, nap time is definitely a huge priority around here. Around 1 p.m. every day, I take Titus upstairs to his crib for a nap and the other kids go to their own spot for quiet time. At …
Several times a day, our playroom, and often the entire downstairs, looks like a tornado went through. It is amazing how many toys are strewn around in a very short period, but that’s my fault. I am beyond thankful that my kids are now old enough to clean up the house with minimal involvement from …
The other night, Amazon delivered my new video monitor for the kids’ room. Oh, how I have missed having one since our old one broke! I could write a whole post on my love for video monitors. Telling the kids to quiet down without having to walk upstairs is one of the best things that …
It is inevitable that at some point this coming school year I am going to get sick — sick enough that I will want to take the day off from being a mom. We all know that taking the day off isn’t going to happen, hence my sick-day-in-a-box. I made one of these boxes last year and …
This seems like a strange tip and I almost didn’t post it, but it is working so well for us I had to share it! With four kids, I constantly washed cups because no one remembered which cup they used. I’ve also cleaned up many spills because kid’s plastic cups tend to easily tip over. This was super frustrating. …
When planning out my school year I try to keep a loose plan and not lay out the year in detail because I know I will end up changing it as time goes on. I started by going through the school year and marking off the days I knew we wouldn’t be doing school. I then broke up the remaining time into …
For this coming school year, I decided that we will do homeschool year-round. I read a lot about why people choose to school year-round and I really think it will be a great fit for us. Frequent Breaks What I love most about schooling year-round is the ability to take frequent breaks throughout the year. …
For the past couple of weeks, I have felt very tired; physically and emotionally tired. In turn, I’ve been getting easily frustrated and short with my kids. For a while I kept thinking it would get better tomorrow; I just didn’t sleep well last night; we were just really busy today, and tomorrow will be …