Jump to Content
Jump to Navigation

Archive for the “Misc.”

Yesterday: Thriving - Today: Surviving

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

First of all, I just want you all to know that no, my children didn’t kill me. I apologize for not writing for such a long time. Sometimes life just gets in the way. My husband started a new job and was traveling for about a month. I’ve started a vinyl lettering business, one [...]


Parenting twins…alone

Monday, September 25th, 2006

I’m a stay at home mom, so it’s not like I’m not used to dealing with my twins on my own. However, every evening when my husband comes home from work, it seems to rejuvenate me for the next day. He helps with dinner, bath time, and bedtime routines. And of course, just having another [...]


You don’t need 2 of everything…

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Twins can get quite expensive… after all, you’re basically buying double of everything. But are there things that you can live without 2 of? Sure! What are they? Well that depends on you. As a general rule, start with buying 1 of most things, and as you go along, you’ll find [...]


Sitting Still

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Oh the irony… that sitting through church with my children is one of the few times I want to break the 6th Commandment (”Thou Shalt Not Kill”). Maybe it’s because my girls are more active than most almost-2-year-olds, or maybe it’s just because there are 2 of them, but either way, sitting quietly for [...]


Success at Parades

Monday, July 24th, 2006

We experienced our town’s parade on the 4th of July, and unfortunately learned some things the hard way. And since the 24th of July (Pioneer Day) is just as much celebrated here, I thought I would give my tips for future parade-watching success.
Find Shade. Find a tree, or bring a beach umbrella, [...]