by Stephanie | Oct 3, 2017 | family life, parenting
“I know Daddy is my Tooth Fairy,” she told me. *** I remember finding out, sitting in the bathroom of our Midwest ranch home, crying brokenheartedly. My mom answered my questions honestly, and like most kids, I found out about all three in one sitting:...
by Stephanie | Sep 6, 2017 | family life, parenting
I absolutely love Disneyland. So do my kids. So does my husband (seriously). We love it so much that we have gone on a 5-day vacation to Disneyland the last week of August for three years in a row. It’s become our thing, because Disney is our family’s...
by Stephanie | Aug 16, 2017 | family life, parenting
I sat on the floor of my grandma’s independent living apartment, playing cards with my mom and one of my daughters. It was Day 9 of our trip back home to the Midwest to visit my parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmother, and my other daughter had already...
by Stephanie | Jul 11, 2017 | family life, funny, parenting
People: There are only FIVE MORE WEEKS of summer vacation where I live. For some, this may be a proclamation of impending freedom and relief, but not me. I am not even close to being tired of summer. I am a happier person in the summer. Like, significantly happier....
by Stephanie | Jun 28, 2017 | family life, funny, motherhood
Hey, friend. So you had a terrible day with your kids, huh? You know you should be laughing about it and coming up with witty hashtags to describe the multitude of irritations comprising your day, but you can’t. You’re pissed. You’re disappointed....
by Stephanie | May 31, 2017 | family life, motherhood
Summer vacation is here, and I’m not ashamed to say that I am ridiculously excited about it. I know for some parents it feels like a prison sentence, but for me it feels like freedom. The last month of the school year, I nervously observed the wheels loosening...