Oct 24
If you’ve forgotten, this month I’ve been working on giving my kids more hugs and then posting on what happens. The last couple weeks have gone really well and we have been a lot closer as a family. It really happened quickly and it was so easy. Why didn’t I try this sooner? This week, …
Oct 17
If you haven’t been keeping up with my monthly goals, this month I have been working on giving my kids more hugs. This is my second week with this goal, but generally I choose a different parenting goal each month and do baby steps to achieve it. That’s just how I work best. It hasn’t …
Oct 10
A friend of mine posted this article on facebook last week and it was something I wanted to try in my parenting plan series (well, the hugging part of it anyway). I’m all about the baby steps. It’s hard to take on monuments projects all at once, so I’m trying to be a better Mom …
Sep 19
This week has been a really good week and while it has been very stressful and filled with many activities, I have been able to stick to my goal of being more patient with my kids. I’m really surprised by how easy it has been and how much I have learned and improved in just …
Sep 12
Well, week 3 of the parenting plan went smashingly! I find that the first and second weeks are the hardest and then after that, the better qualities that I’m working toward become habits and they become much easier to accomplish. I am feeling a lot more patient and less stressed out too. I have some …
Sep 05
This kid is so crazy! He hates to take pictures so he always makes funny faces at me because it makes him think I will stop taking his picture. Boy is he wrong! Well, this week’s parenting plan challenge is to be more patient and less annoyed. This really is a challenge for my personality. …
Aug 29
School started this last week for my kids. All 3 are going to school this year with the youngest being in half-day kindergarten at a local charter school. I love watching the kids grow up and achieve great things and become leaders and scholars in their respective classes. However, I always get a little emotional …
Aug 22
Sometimes my kids make faces at me like this one because to be honest, well, let’s face it, I have a house to clean, errands to run, dinner to make, laundry to fold, kids to raise, volunteer hours to log, money to make, and many other responsibilities that cannot fully be listed in one blog …
Jul 15
This is the last week in my parenting plan for this month and so far it has been a really great experiment for me as a Mom. I haven’t been perfect at it, but I have tried really hard. Today at Church one of the speakers talked about how spending time with your children is …
Jul 06
This week has been much better than last week. We didn’t have any sick kids and we are falling into a summer routine more and more. Something that I didn’t expect happened this week. I’ve really been struggling to find patience with my 11 year old because she is so moody, but this week I …
