East Texas Mom Finding Humor in Parenting
As parents, Hubby and I are always asking for Grace in Parenting. We don’t know what we are doing most of the time and we often ask for forgiveness or simply look to each other, baffled, as to what to do next. Our boy is 5 1/2 now and exercising his own will and independence.… read more »
Accidental dosage When I was between 9 and 10 years old, I treated my little sister like she was my baby. She was around 2 to 3 years old and I decided one day that I could give her the medicine she needed for her aching legs. I had watched my mom give her a… read more »
When you are a craft-challenged Mommy like me, you look to lots of places for inspiration. I have done lots of searches on Pinterest and Google and I am always watching the crafty bloggers for ideas. I am usually intimidated by their perfect-looking crafts and I just have to remind myself that I am not… read more »
{How To Tuesday} I don't know about you, but my child didn't come with an instruction manual. My husband and I look at each other daily with that "deer in headlights" look and wonder how we are going to teach our boy the next big life lesson. When we were pregnant and when he was… read more »
My boy will be five in February and every day he is learning something new and doing something to show us that he is growing up. He loves to hear that he is a "big boy" and that he is growing so we encourage him every chance we get. He wants to start Kindergarten so… read more »
This Summer my family has been on quite a few road trips and we have been having a blast. This is something new to us even though The Boy has always done really well in the car. One thing that I have always had issues with when going on road trips is when our boy… read more »
When I was a caseworker with Child Protective Services I was often assigned the task of finding resources for kids and families. One of my favorite resources in the community was always the Boys and Girls Club. I didn't know about the Club when I was young, but the more I learned the more it… read more »
The Boy and I were looking for some family fun today and we decided we were going to head out to Walmart and pick up some supplies to make a journal for him. He used to make a new journal every month at daycare and it was so much fun to see what he had… read more »
Last week I delivered some bad news to you all about my Boy's Best Friend and asked for support with your comments for my boy. It was a sad day…not to mention I was headed out of town so I couldn't comfort MY baby. Today, I have good news!! We found Baby's eye!! It turns… read more »
I was putting a bandage on my son's arm this morning before daycare. I was headed out of town on a work trip for the night so we were hugging and kissing and rubbing cheeks (that is his new thing to show love). Then it happened… "Mommy, where's baby?" Last week, my boy's best friend,… read more »
