Embracing MomminessEmbracing MomminessI had a career in marketing and loved it. When I had my first child, I couldn't bring myself to go back to work full time. Instead of working in marketing, I'm embracing momminess. Articles
Wordless Wednesday
0000-00-00 00:00:00 My two boys. Little Man is such a great big brother, except he won't share his chocolate. More About: Wednesday
No Sunday Drive this week
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I wasn't able to go on a Sunday drive yesterday because I had family in town all weekend. We were so busy with family activities that the weekend flew by before we knew it. Sunday Drive will be back next week. In addition to the family activities, I did a lot of ... More About: Week
I bought a sewing machine
0000-00-00 00:00:00 It was by accident actually. I bid on a lightly used Viking 300 sewing and embroidery machine and I guess I had the highest bid. I was a bit surprised when I got a note from eBay that said "Congratulations! You just purchased..." Ok. It should be here in a ... More About: Machine , Sewing
A Sunday Drive
0000-00-00 00:00:00 One of the things I love most about living Up North is how breathtakingly beautiful it is during the Fall color change. The trees are God's canvas and he paints them with brilliant and fiery reds, golds, and oranges. When I was out driving today, I didn't have any destination ... More About: Drive , Sunday
Cowboy and Cowgirl tote/diaper bag
0000-00-00 00:00:00 This is my second sewing project using my Viking Scandinavia 300. Yesterday I drove to Midland and bought Cowboy and Cowgirl fabric. The outside and the lining are from the same family fabric. I bought a pattern at Stitches of You, a local fabric and quilt shop, and made it ... More About: Tote , Diaper
Where his mind is
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Little Man came up to me a few minutes ago and asked me to put in a movie. He handed me A Christmas Story. It's not even Halloween yet but his mind is already on Christmas! More About: Mind
Monday evening ramblings
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Well, yesterday was cool and gloomy so we didn't go for a Sunday drive but stayed home and laid around the house. But tomorrow I'll have some new pictures of our kids' treehouse. And Little Man lost something yesterday, his first something, and it signals he's getting older. I'll ... More About: Monday , Evening
A Sunday Drive
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Today was overcast, but I really wanted to get out for a drive because the trees are just about to reach the peak of their color change. I didn't have to drive far to get some beautiful views. This one is about two miles down the road from me. Isn't ... More About: Drive , Sunday
The Swiss Family Priestap, part 2
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I wrote a couple of months ago that we were planning on building a treehouse for our kids. Well, we got started about a week and a half ago and now it's virtually done. I said that we were hoping to build aa treehouse like this one: But we decided ... More About: Family , Part , Swiss
Telescopegate
0000-00-00 00:00:00 We had our first kindergarten controversy yesterday. Little Man got off the bus yesterday (Wednesday) and told me that a boy in his class named L took his backpack, opened it up, and took his toy Pirates of the Caribbean telescope that we got on our trip to Walt Disney ...
A Sunday Drive
0000-00-00 00:00:00 For this week's Sunday Drive I headed down to the landing that's near our livery because it's so quiet and peaceful there. The only thing you can hear is the bubbling of a small creek that empties into the AuSable right in front of the dam.
Little Man’s first week of school
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Little Man's first week of kindergarten was a big success. On Tuesday, my husband and I took him to school. I was surprised actually how well he did. I had a harder time than he did which is typical of most families. Since it was a half day, my husband ... More About: School , Week
Aromatherapy is good for the soul
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Last night we started a fire in our clay fire pit, and the scent of burning wood combined with the scent of pine in the air was just delicious and calming and wonderful. This morning I woke up to a beautiful Fall day Up North. The air is crisp and fresh, ... More About: Aromatherapy , Soul , Good
Sarah’s got a boyfriend
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I was in the house with the kids when my husband stuck his head in the door and yelled, "there's a customer out here with a Great Dane." Ooh. Another Great Dane. I grabbed Sarah, my camera, and headed out the door. Hank, the black Great Dane, is 8 months old. ... More About: Boyfriend
It was a great dinner
0000-00-00 00:00:00 My kids and I met my husband for dinner last night. He was returning from a golf tournament in Toledo, a 3 1/2 hour drive each way. That should tell you how much he loves to play golf. Please keep in mind, I'm not taking a swipe at him. He ... More About: Dinner , Great
Filthy is his middle name
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Jason, the stepson of one of my employees, was over today to play with Little Man, and the two of them played hard as usual. Today they played their regular game of "dinosaur hunters" in and around in the woods that are next to our property. Well, since it ... More About: Middle
Sweet Sammy
0000-00-00 00:00:00 On July 4th, Steve and I will be married for 12 years. It’s been a fun and wacky ride all this time but we’ve had one constant through it all, and that is our Golden Retriever, Sammy. Sammy, short for Samantha, was about 16 months old when Steve and I had our first date. The ... More About: Sweet
The newest rite of passage: back to school shopping
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Little Man will be entering kindergarten in early September. On the one hand I'm so excited for him. On the other, I'm sad because, since kindergarten is all day, every day, I feel as if he will be going on with a part of his life without me. It makes ... More About: Shopping , School , Back , Back to School
A Sunday Drive
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Years ago, probably when our parents were young, it was common for families to get into their cars and go for a Sunday drive. It didn't mean going very far, just far enough to enjoy the beauty of the world around them. The trees, the birds, the sun, the fresh ... More About: Drive
For the Little Einsteins and Handy Manny fans out there
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Yesterday Disney Channel had a Little Einsteins and Handy Manny marathon, which was a ton of fun. My kids loved it. This is perfect timing because today I'm having a Little Einsteins and Handy Manny DVD giveaway! No, they're not Zune, but your kids will love them. One lucky ... More About: Fans
Little Miss Throwsafit’s big girl bed
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Today was the day Little Miss Throwsafit got her big girl bed. Boy, was converting her crib to a full bed an ordeal. Sheesh, my arms feel like lead weights. But after much frustration and a few choice words thrown in, Danielle and I got it done and ... More About: Girl , Big Girl
Even the smallest accomplishments are worthy of heaps of praise
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Yesterday, was a great day. Little Miss Throwsafit had a speech therapy session that was filled with successes. With a sucker as an incentive, LMT did a great job working with her SLP, Trish, on the sounds "wee," "me," "moo," "bee," "boo," "pa," and "ma." In order to make ... More About: Praise , Worthy
Thankful Thursday or Life Doesn’t Suck as Much as I Thought Thursday
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I'm not sure how I'm feeling yet this morning, so I'm using both titles. The first is nice and sweet; the second has an attitude. I'm loving Thursday s. Part of the reason I'm so thankful for Thursday is because this is the day Little Miss Throwsafit's therapists come to our house. ... More About: Life , Thought , Suck
Your daughter has hypotonia
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Those were the words Little Miss Throwsafit's pediatrician said to me after examining her at her 9 month well visit. Today in my premier post at Blissfully Domestic, I write about the day I learned my daughter has hypotonia. Please take a few moments, head on over, and take a ... More About: Daughter
How to stay cool on a hot day
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Since Rocks in my Dryer's Works for Me Wednesday meme is on hiatus until August 21 (and I've already written my post and scheduled it to post that day), I decided to offer a Wednesday tip for everyone anyway. This is a great way to stay cool on a hot ... More About: Cool , Stay
Wordless Wednesday
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Littlest One and Danielle, my mother's helper. ShareThis More About: Wednesday
Weekend fun
0000-00-00 00:00:00 The kids and I had a lot of fun this past weekend. Little Man had the day off of school this past Friday because it was records day for the teachers. My friend Michele’s older son, J, also had the day off of school, so she and her two boys came over and spent the ... More About: Weekend
Another round of antibiotics
0000-00-00 00:00:00 We were so happy when Sammy recovered from her infection. She was again happy and active. Well, as active as an almost 14 year old Golden Retriever can be. But it didn’t last for long. On Tuesday afternoon, probably around 5 pm, when Sammy came walking into the kitchen after a snooze in the computer ... More About: Antibiotics
Has it really been this long since I’ve posted?
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Sheesh, I can’t believe this much time has passed since I’ve updated this blog. Bad blog mommy. I’ll be honest, though. There have been many days when I’d say to myself, “I really need to post something at Up North Mommy,” but then I’d get distracted with something and then, swoosh, the idea went right ... More About: Long
We’re having Dwight Yoakam for lunch
More articles from this author:0000-00-00 00:00:00 I found these cute chicken strips at Glen's the other day, and they're really quite good. To be honest, it's the name that caught my attention: Dwight Yoakam 's Chicken Lickins Chicken Fries. Dwight Yoakam anything would catch my attention, honestly. We love Dwight Yoakam at our house. My husband and ... More About: Lunch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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