Finally Retiring THE Outfit, Yes That One

Pin itToday, I’m opening up the Blog Time Machine, and resurrecting this post from 2007.  Reading it this morning, I was taken aback with nostalgia, as Hip Chick is now 10! Today I held an impromptu retirement ceremony. There were no guests, no speeches, no refreshments or parties afterward. The objects had fulfilled their duties [...]

Notes from the Road Children

Pin itMy children always have various notes, hand-made posters, and bulletins posted around the house.  An anticipated guest might expect to be welcomed with “Come This Way —->”  signs about. And then, there are the obligatory “Your Name Here‘s Room” signs.  But sometimes they give me such a laugh, I have to share!  Walking down [...]

Parenting in the “Entertain Me” Age

Pin it“Will you play with me, Mom?” “”I’m bored.” “What is there to do today?” “Can we watch a movie?” “Can you go outside with us?” On one hand, I am really glad that my kids want to spend time with me.  And I really love spending time with them, as well.  But it seems [...]

A Lesson in Choices

Pin itThey say, “Be careful what you wish for,” right?  What would you say if you had the choice to eat only candy all day, or eat only regular food for the day? Well, my high-spirited husband spontaneously decided to pose this dilemma to our three daughters last week.  I listened intently from the bedroom [...]

The Inspiration to Adopt: God’s Calling, a Guest Post by Kim Young

Pin itYou are in for a treat today!  Welcome guest blogger Kim, from Mom Tried It. Kim does all kinds of craft projects and other neat-o things and shares them with the world!  For example, her Rice Cake Revamp.  Oh boy, my kids are going to love that!!  But today, she’s sharing a personal story [...]

Make Shopping Fun for Kids, Too!

Pin itMy bloggy friend, Christine Koh, from BostonMamas.com had to run an errand to Target to return some things. She wanted to make the experience fun for her daughter, benefiting both her daughter and a mom with a contented child! I suggested she make the trip into a scavenger hunt for Laurel, and here is [...]

In Which My Daughter and Her Friends Still Think I’m Cool.

Pin itLast Thursday marked one of the last full school days for my children’s school. This is the time when the kids party like it 2099, including, bounce houses, picnics, playgrounds, candy… and for us, unfortuanately, rain. Both of my girls’ outdoor picnics got rained out, but the fun didn’t totally halt! They moved inside. [...]

Dancing Queen

Pin itTwo minutes of this little Dancing Queen may be a little too much for you, but I never get tired of watching it! Subscribe to Real LifeFollow Sarah on Twitter Follow RealLifeSarah on Twitter

Connecting with Your Teens on Facebook

Pin itI’m Guest Posting at Modern Media Mom today! I interviewed teen tech genius, Jordan Drake about the Dos and Don’ts of Connecting with your Kids on Facebook. Click here to read the article. Subscribe to Real LifeFollow Sarah on Twitter Follow RealLifeSarah on Twitter

Get Your Kids to Do What You Ask

Pin itWe’ve all heard the suggestions of reward charts, punishments, routines, etc. And many of those things will get the results you’re after: Your kids following through with assigned tasks. However, I’m going to suggest an “out of the box” approach. I’m going to suggest that maybe your child isn’t retaining the information you give [...]

The Battle of the Backpacks

Pin itThe annual ritual… we visit my mom, usually right before school starts. She has this great tradition of getting the girls new backpacks or dance bags, building excitement for the start of the “year.” This year, we went down and had a wonderful visit with my mom, brothers, SIL, and nephews (no nieces yet… [...]

The Mystery of the Mysterious Bruises

Pin itLast week, my oldest child, HipChick came to me and showed me her upper arm. She said, “Mom, what are these marks?” She showed me large multi-colored purple bruises on the front of her upper arm. It was very disturbing, and all kinds of ideas went through my head. She got bit by a [...]

Learning Lessons

Pin itI was pretty down last week, when I wrote about my disappointing summer with the kids. I was overwhelmed by the support and prayer from everybody, and we definitely turned a corner last week. God gave me a little perspective through many of your comments. It was the difference between living in “today,” which [...]

Depressing Summer

Pin itI think I’m officially depressed about the way our summer is going. I was really looking forward to spending time with the kids around the house, taking them to the pool and park, and just being with them after the long school year. I started out with a positive attitude, and really tried to [...]

HELP! I’m Up To My Eyeballs in Clutter!

Pin itWhen my seven and five year olds were in school most of the day, it was a lot easier to keep the stuff in check. We only had about 4-5 hours of destruction time after school. Contrary to popular belief, a two-year-old does not necessarily create a more destructive wake than a five-year-old. I [...]

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