mara williams on May 21 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

Summer break has this mom on a house upkeep war path. - 229 views
The school year is about over and that means the kids will be home for the summer. Of course for a lot of us moms, our routine doesn't changed; especially for those of us working moms who still have to get up and out of the house in the mornings and fight the traffic home in the evenings. In my house that means the boys are home all day, well Jordan any way, Trey will be working and caught in... - read more

Emily Parnell on May 19 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

Bring it on, summer. We're ready this year. - 152 views
I’ve had a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that this is the last full week of school. Maybe it’s because the family’s parkas are still available at an arm’s length. Or that I haven’t even bothered to get the tubs of summer clothes from the basement. It might have something to do with not being sure that allergy season has even fully begun. But we’re going... - read more

Susan McDaniel on May 18 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

Confirmation Matters - 100 views
It doesn't matter how many times I see or experience it, sitting and watching any of the Sacraments in church makes me a little weepy.  This time, the waterworks were worse and it wasn't because it was my oldest son receiving his Confirmation in our church. Sure, there were tears the times before when his older sisters took their place in front of the Bishop for the annointing with the oil of... - read more

Jim Cosgrove on May 16 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

Unless my kids are on my lap, I just don't read. - 168 views
I used to read. Actual books. Written for grown up people. As I recall, it was a pretty cool experience. I really miss it. Like many parents of young kids, I can’t seem to make the time to read for pleasure. I suppose I could be reading right now, instead of writing this, but I also love to write (and I’ve got a deadline). For this moment, it’s a trade-off. It’s not like I don’t read... - read more

Lindsay Metcalf on May 15 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

It's getting harder to eat healthy - 237 views
I am a mother at battle. Every day, the war on food rages.  Keep the kids away from sugar, or they'll become obese and develop diabetes and heart disease and cancer and all the Other Horrible Ways to Live and Die.    That's what the experts tell you. I feel like I am losing. The boys find Twizzlers on Dad's desk, just after they brush their teeth in the morning, which follows the... - read more

Christi Diggs on May 9 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

April showers bring May snow?? - 148 views
Is anyone else feeling a little off these days? I know I am. In fact, I talk to many these days who feel that the snow is a reflection of the general weirdness of the times. Nothing is as it should be. Sometimes that’s a good thing as in the case of three, now women, who were abducted 10 years ago. I know their families are grateful for the helpful neighbor, Charles Ramsey, who... - read more

Kim Nakahodo on Apr 1 2013 - 11:55:00 AM

Frequently Said Phrases - 480 views
I am a human DVR.  I say the same thing over and over again to my kiddos – especially Niko-chan.  I started a list of my Frequently Said Phrases so I could almost program myself to say the correct phrase when prompted.   My list is as follows:   No screaming! No jumping! You are going to crack your head open! No candy until you eat real food. Gentle with your brother…..... - read more

Tasha Fabela-Jonas on Mar 22 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

Goodbye! Adios! Do widzenia! - 811 views
It's time. It's time for change. Change is inevitable. It's time for me to make way for the positive day. It's time for me to write my last blog here on mom2mom. Hey Jack, all good things come to an end. I joined mom2mom and wrote my first blog on November 1, 2007. I remember the day when an editor at The Star discovered a personal blog of mine and asked if I'd be interested. Immediately... - read more

Valorie Engholm on Jan 30 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

Thanks everyone! This one's for you! - 1062 views
A couple of years ago, Kady asked me for my permission to post something I wrote as a guest blog on Mom2MomKC. Flattered, I said, yes. As there was an open blogger spot to fill, I offered up my services, and thus began my time as a featured blogger on this site. Honestly, my life didn't really change that much. Every once in a while, a friend of mine would text me. "Your blog is in the paper!" So that... - read more

Laura Bauer on Jan 7 2013 - 06:00:00 AM

Just go ahead and call me 'Mom,' please… - 1182 views
Unfortunately I’ve had to say this to our youngest in the past few weeks. And my husband has had to say something similar. Grandma, too. Seems our little first-grader has taken to the less formal. No need to call me mom. Nope, somehow to him, I’m just Laura. No more Daddy either, at times. Just Jeff. He doesn’t do it all time. Just intermittently. “Can you... - read more