DoozieLife

It’s funny really.  Moms are tough.  I mean, think about it… We go through ten months of gestation, experiencing leg cramps, sleepless nights, incessant peeing, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, barfing, heartburn, constipation, searing pain in our sides from our uterus expanding, an awkward sense of balance and countless other untold physical discomforts just to squeeze something [...]

It never fails.  As much as I ride the kids about not eating when they use the computer, invariably I am the one who gets bit in the as when I ignores my own rules.  Today, in a desperate effort to remain productive while feeding Troll Baby, I decided to have her sit with me [...]

There are many sites on the internet where you can turn to find advice on family and parenting. These Family Articles cover all aspects of home and family life and are easy to use, offering a wide variety of information. Writers from varied backgrounds provide well written articles on topics such as discipline, [...]

Today, I did not tell my first born son that I would not move to Hawaii to live near him if he got married and lived there someday.  No, not me, wouldn’t do that in a heartbeat, I would never be that spiteful with one one my children. I [...]

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Today is my kind of day.  Troll Baby and I slept in, the boys played quietly and cooperatively when they woke up (quite an accomplishment for a 17 yr old and a 7 yr old, lol), we had coffee and cinnamon rolls with orange icing.
I have been browsing Craigslist, making my plan of [...]

When you look ahead to the new year, what do you see?  For many of us, we are currently in a state of financial uncertainty, emotional duress and an all around feeling of blah.  I think there are few who can deny that 2009 has ended on a sour note in at least some aspect.  [...]