by Stephanie | Dec 10, 2014 | family life, funny
I wrote this post last holiday season, but thought I’d give you a little update. The girls requested that our Elf on the Shelf return again this year, and so far it’s been a success, with only one early-morning-oh-crap-I-forget-to-move-the-Elf moment. Both...
by Stephanie | Oct 16, 2014 | family life, funny, motherhood, parenting
I know my child would rather I not reveal this conversation, but … for the good of parents everywhere, I feel it is my duty. All of our most serious conversations have happened in the car. We were driving when my daughter and I covered gay marriage, and on the...
by Stephanie | Sep 29, 2014 | family life, funny, parenting
I crouched in front of my daughter before leaving for work. “Ekimo kiss,” she announced, rubbing her nose back and forth vigorously against mine. “Buffly kiss,” she requested, offering her cheek for me to bat my eyelashes against. “We...
by Stephanie | Sep 10, 2014 | family life, funny
Slumber Parties. Pillow Fights. Giggling Girls. Karaoke. KidZ Bop. Friends, I have emerged from the other side of the “First Sleepover Party” experience, and I’d like to share my wisdom with you. You may think, “How hard can it be to have a...
by Stephanie | Sep 7, 2014 | funny, motherhood
As the mother of two young daughters, I have always patted myself on the back for not neglecting my personal marital time (that means “sex life”, in code, in case my grandma reads this). But I’d be lying if I said our intimacy hadn’t been tainted by our...