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My House is so Chaotic!

You know, I had completely forgotten how much space babies take up! Before, the baby came we were ok – smallish house but we thought it was ok.  Now? There is baby stuff all over the place.  The living room seems to have shrunk to half its size with a cradle Continue Reading →

Last Months of Pregnancy are Tough

Do you remember that last month of being pregnant? Are you in it? I’m sure I wouldn’t have remembered it so well if it weren’t for my DD being there not so long ago.  From what I remember it was really rough. I couldn’t sit for long – Continue Reading →

15 Lighting Rules You Should Never Forget

Image via Wikipedia Lighting is an important part of your home atmosphere.  The right lighting will make all the difference in how others receive your home when the walk in the front door.  Below are 15 lighting home rules that you should never forget.  Ensure Continue Reading →

Co-Parenting with my Teenager

When my teen daughter got pregnant, I originally said that I was going to make her do everything to care  for the baby and that I wasn’t going to mother the baby at all.  I wasn’t going to make formula or change diapers or any of that – none Continue Reading →

DOs & DON’Ts for Being the Parent of a Teenager with a Baby

Little momma and baby napping As parents, we want to fix things.  We want to wipe away the tears and make the children feel better.  Let’s face it – we want to be needed and wanted. But when you are a parent of a teenager that has a baby and they Continue Reading →

A couple of quick baby pics…

My batteries went dead while we were in the hospital but my daughter got lots of great pics!  Of course, I had to take the pics but it is a nice little camera.  Actually, it was an early Christmas present. If you hadn’t already guessed we are all pretty Continue Reading →

You Can Laugh or You Can Cry

I’m not telling you which one you should do but the fact of the matter is that life can throw some pretty big piles of doo-doo at you sometimes.  There’s not avoiding it because life is a jester and he  really  gets a big hoot out of tripping people Continue Reading →

Two Weeks (ish) Until Baby!

I think everyone in the house is getting excited – and outside the house, too – about baby coming in around two weeks or so.  DD’s due date is December 16th so it is going to be an interesting Christmas. I’m such a horrible planner.  Even Continue Reading →

What is on Your Christmas Wish List?

Yes, I know, it is over a month away but that month will go faster than you think and if you plan on doing any of your shopping online you’d better hop to it! I’ve actually been thinking about what I want for Christmas this year because for once adults Continue Reading →

Home School Reading List

Well, since I’ve decided that the only way DD is going to learn anything is by learning at home, I’ve started working on a reading list.  We’ve started on the first book already and she is loving it, which is something nice to see. The way I’m Continue Reading →