I Leave for a Week, and Everything Goes to Hell

Mira at the WDW Castle

Forgive me, Internet, for I have sinned. It's been over a week since my last post, but in my defense, I have a really good excuse:   We spent the week at Walt Disney World, partially for me to … [Continue reading...]



Udi’s Makes Gluten Free Living Tasty

Udi's gluten free foods

Disclosure: I participated in this program on behalf of Udi's and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. It was about a year and a half ago that Aaron went gluten-free. At the time, I had first … [Continue reading...]



An Unexpected Typical Development

Cordy is a hugger. Well, she likes to hug those she knows and trusts, and has always been fairly affectionate with those in her family. When she was younger, we had to spend a lot of time teaching her … [Continue reading...]



Slowly Saving for Disney World

Saving for Disney with Gift Cards

Last year, we took the kids to Walt Disney World for their first trip. It was not a cheap vacation, but one we had budgeted for over the span of half a year. At the time, we didn't plan on visiting … [Continue reading...]



Streaming TV for Kids with Kidoodle.TV

At least once a week, we find ourselves in a situation where one or both kids must sit somewhere boring and wait quietly. Sometimes it's for an appointment, sometimes it's while we take one to … [Continue reading...]



Not So Sick (But Possibly Sick of Math)

Clearly not sick

Yesterday just after lunch, the phone rang and I recognized the elementary school's phone number immediately. I answered and one of Cordy's teachers was on the other end, telling me that Cordy was … [Continue reading...]



Keeping Myself Moving

Since the start of 2014, I've been making an effort to exercise more again. I was a bit delayed with that goal due to my shoulder injury, but now that physical therapy has started, there's no excuse … [Continue reading...]