Fighting Depression as a Mother
It is not always easy to remain calm and patient with children. Continue reading Fighting Depression as a Mother
Hiking Highlands Bowl
[su_heading size=”18″]Hiking Highlands Bowl[/su_heading] Baddy and I had a rough start getting the boys ready yesterday morning. Axel was moving slower than usual and Hootie-Hoo woke up claiming that he hated ski school. Grumbling at each other I felt my mood plunging into anger. We herded the boys into Vini-Man and finally got on the road. My mood started to improve when I realized that we were … Continue reading Hiking Highlands Bowl
Do You Love Your In-Laws?
I am sad for most people who marry into a life-long struggle with their in-laws. In-laws seem to take up a lot of airtime with many of my friends and I feel their pain. I am aware of how awful it would be to have to take Xanax to prepare for the impending in-law visit. Continue reading Do You Love Your In-Laws?
Accident on Aspen Highland’s Bowl
I implored Wade not to wait for his painfully slow wife. I could tell that today would be another Everest-like day. One of those days where I begged him to just leave me to the elements. Continue reading Accident on Aspen Highland’s Bowl
Are You a Nurturing Wife?
Adding an injured or sick husband to a mother’s already frantic life will push mommy to the edge of the edge. Continue reading Are You a Nurturing Wife?
Does Every Family Need a Dog?
My boys desperately want a dog but will this push me over the edge? Continue reading Does Every Family Need a Dog?
Boys Need to Be Trained By Their Mothers
January 1st I decided to stop doing everything for the boys and teach them how to clean up after themselves. I am doing their future wives a favor. Continue reading Boys Need to Be Trained By Their Mothers
Training Your Husband
I decided that in order to get the attention I deserved I had to train them better. Now a few days prior to each occasion, I give them the warning and a list of things that I would like to have happen. Continue reading Training Your Husband
Teaching Your Children Table Manners
[su_heading size=”18″]Teaching Your Children Table Manners[/su_heading] I stopped taking my kids to restaurants for a while after our traumatic experience when fine dining in Florida. My mother and I took the boys out to a little French restaurant at six pm. After a day of organizing beach activities we were ready to treat ourselves to a nice meal and be waited upon by a well … Continue reading Teaching Your Children Table Manners
Having a Stud for a Husband
Having a Stud for a Husband I remember being at home, pregnant and breastfeeding our baby, when I received a call from a woman who worked for my husband at Sojourner Magazine. She started by saying there was a rumor going around and that she wanted to tell me before I heard it from someone else. I took a deep breath and told her to … Continue reading Having a Stud for a Husband
Our Baby’s Flight for Life
Taking a flight for life from Aspen to Denver when our middle child was 12 days old was one of the biggest scares of our lives. How It All Began With Axel When Thumper was two, Baddy and I left him with his grandparents and took a trip to Maui to escape our daily chaos. Upon arriving, the locals told us that Hawaii either embraces … Continue reading Our Baby’s Flight for Life
A Flight for Life
[su_heading]Our Baby’s Flight for Life[/su_heading] Taking a flight for life from Aspen to Denver when our middle child was 12 days old was one of the biggest scares of our lives. Now I just picked him up from pre-college at California College of the Arts, and our little Axel-Baby is the epitome of health and rising success. Conception in Maui When Axel’s older brother, Brevitt, … Continue reading A Flight for Life
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