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
I’m dreaming of a green Christmas?
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Tammy at A Mom and Her Blog tweeted that it's supposed to be in the 80's today where she lives in southern Florida. Meanwhile here in Up North Michigan, we've got about a foot of snow. I dream of white Christmas es, so I'm in heaven. Tammy, loves her warm, green ... More About: Green , Dreaming
Wordless Wednesday
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Little Man after snowmobiling around our property with Dad: More About: Wednesday
It’s here!
0000-00-00 00:00:00 My copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard arrived in the mail today. I have been waiting in anticipation of its arrival ever since I preordered my copy on Amazon. The Harry Potter series is one of my favorite collections of all time, so I am ever so anxious ...
Snow, snow everywhere!
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Schools are closed up here because we're in the middle of a winter storm warning that started last night and ends at 1 am tomorrow. We woke up this morning with a few more inches but the snow didn't start falling in earnest until this morning. Now we probably have ... More About: Snow
Gratituesday
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I saw this at Kim's It's a Dog and Pony Show. Laura at Catholic Teacher Musings started it and it's a great idea. I am grateful for... ...Getting home safely after a long Thanksgiving weekend with my parents. ...The fact that I still like my mom after that weekend. ...A warm home to come ...
Family weekend
0000-00-00 00:00:00 My parents are coming up tonight to spend the weekend with us, so we're going to have a very crowded house for a few days. But it's bound to be fun, especially for the kids. It's also going to be some fun for hubby and me, but for other reasons. ... More About: Family , Weekend
What a great night
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Last night was wonderful. My husband and I went on a date, thanks to my parents who watched the kids for us. We had a fantastically prepared dinner at the Willow Tree Restaurant in West Branch. I had two Flirtinis (Grey Goose Vodka, Cointreau, champagne, and pineapple juice). Yes, two! ... More About: Great , Night
Happy birthday, Littlest One
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Today is kind of bittersweet for us. It's our Littlest One's first birthday and the 2nd anniversary of my husband's cousin's death in Iraq. As you can imagine, it's an emotional day for us for while we're celebrating the birth of our baby, we're also remembering Jim and his sacrifice. After ... More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
Winter Oreos
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Winter Oreos that have red filling are here so I bought a pack. Little Miss Throwsafit enjoyed a couple. Can you tell? More About: Winter
Goodnight Mom - a bedtime story
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I saw this at the end of my Parenting Magazine. It's a cute poem based upon Margaret Wise Brown's classic Goodnight Moon and it's a hoot. Enjoy! In the messy green family room There was a telemarketer ringing on the telephone And a crying toddler bacause his brother just popped his red balloon And a ... More About: Story
We’re getting our first snow
0000-00-00 00:00:00 It's been blustery all day today. If the wind wasn't gusting, it was raining and sometimes the rain was frozen enough that it looked a little like snow blowing around. Just a little bit ago when I let Sarah, our Great Dane puppy in from her final bathroom break of ... More About: Snow
A kind a gentle boy
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Well, we got quite the surprise today when my husband went through Little Man's Thursday Folder. Tucked in with all the classwork Little Man did this week was a school certificate signed by his principal and kindergarten teacher that named him Student of the Month. He was recognized for his ... More About: Gentle
A Sunday Drive
0000-00-00 00:00:00 We kind of cheated and took our Sunday drive yesterday. My husband was itching to take a road trip with the kids so we loaded them up in the car and headed over to Traverse City for the day. Lunch at North Peak Brewing Company was delicious. Steve ordered a ... More About: Drive
These boots were made for walking
0000-00-00 00:00:00 That's what I could have sung for my daughter yesterday. She had a great physical therapy session yesterday. She's consistently walking so well with her walker that we don't really need to spot her much anymore, and when she was done walking in PT, I had her walk from the ... More About: Walking , Boots , Made
For moms who use cloth diapers because they think they’re more environmen
0000-00-00 00:00:00 You will want to rethink that decision after reading this report published at the London Sunday Times. It seems cloth diapers, refered to as reusable diapers in this report, have a larger carbon footprint than disposable because the energy required to launder them. This information was discovered through a study ... More About: Moms , Diapers , Cloth
A Sunday Drive - a work in progress
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I'm working on my Sunday Drive post and it's a good one. Yesterday we took a train ride on the Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad, which is just a few minutes from our home. It's a great ride for families because it's not only so much fun for kids and adults ... More About: Work , Progress , Work In Progress
A Sunday Drive
0000-00-00 00:00:00 As I said earlier today we went on a Sunday train ride on the Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad. We were very lucky to have gotten a chance to ride the railroad since yesterday was the last day that it was open. It's a great family activity that takes you on ... More About: Drive
A Sunday Drive
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Well, yesterday was a chilly, drizzly day, not the kind of day that says "come take a drive," but a few days ago I did snap a few pictures of one of my favorite views of the AuSable River when I was on my way home from a day trip ... More About: Drive , Sunday
Halloween in a small town
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Last night's Halloween was a success. It was our first time trick or treating here in our new town. Last year we drove back to Toledo to have Halloween at my parents house. We were told that people come into town and the kids trick or treat there. The shop ... More About: Small , Town , Small Town
I am Blissfully Domestic - Blissful Kids
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I posted this just the other day, but it's a picture of such bliss that I'm using it again. Here's Little Miss Throwsafit in total Oreo bliss enjoying a Winter Oreo: Ahh, Oreos. Remember the fun little jingle from years back: O-O-O-Ice Cold Milk and an OREO Cookie, They forever go together, ... More About: Kids , Domestic
Where in the world
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Great news! From now on you can find me every week at Blissfully Domestic. I'm the new linky hostess at I am Blissfully Domestic a new and absolutely fabulous new feature that allows you to feature one of your posts. To participate, grab one of the many I am ... More About: World , The World
Winter Wonderland
0000-00-00 00:00:00 It's snowing pretty hard today. By 7am tomorrow, we're supposed to have about 4-8 inches of snow. I have no doubt we'll get there. We might even have more than that considering the rate it's falling now. After returning from my daughter's speech therapy I went out and snapped a ... More About: Winter
I am Blissfully Domestic - Blissful Home
0000-00-00 00:00:00 We're having our first snow storm here in northern Michigan. The snow started falling around 10:15 this morning and it's been falling all day. We've accumulated about 4-5 inches so far and we're expecting more over night. So what do we do with all that snow? Build a snowman of ... More About: Home , Domestic
Snow day!
0000-00-00 00:00:00 No school for Little Man today. All the schools are closed up here because of the snow. We live in a rural area so the bus ride for many kids is quite a distance. Some kids on LM's bus have an hour ride and that's when the roads are dry. ... More About: Snow , Snow Day
This is not good
0000-00-00 00:00:00 We're back from Washington, DC and tonight I finally had some time to sit down and write a post about our trip. Just a few minutes ago I rumaged through my purse to get the memory card with all our pictures in it. It wasn't there. I looked through my ... More About: Good
What to get the birthday boy
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Well, tomorrow Little Man turns six years old. Ack. I can't believe this much time has gone by already. Anyway, my husband and I are wondering what to get him. Steve already got him a pirate ship of some sort and we're now wondering what else to get him. Michelle ... More About: Birthday
I found our Washington DC photos
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Whew! I was getting nervous for a bit there. I took about 100 photos of DC and Gettysburg and I would not have been happy if I had lost my media card. I'll work on getting them posted later today, but for now, I have to get myself going. I ... More About: Photos , Washington
Opening day of firearm deer season
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Well, today, November 15th, firearm deer season began at 6:59am. My husband went out for a little bit this morning but didn't have any luck. It makes us a little nervous for our Great Dane puppy, Sarah. Since she's a fawn Dane and about the size of a doe, we ... More About: Season , Opening , Deer
Washington, DC - day two
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Our first day in Washington DC was devoted to a couple of our favorite museums: the National Museum of Natural History and the National Air and Space Museum. I took video of the Air and Space Museum but it won't be ready to post for a while. We spent our second ...
Washington, DC - day one
More articles from this author:0000-00-00 00:00:00 We had a great day in DC yesterday. We felt like we were walking around in June. The warmth really made the day perfect. We toured two museums, the National Museum of Natural History and the Air and Space Museum. I got video of our tours of both museums, but ... More About: Washington 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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