Mommy Monologues

Simple Blog Fixers with HUGE returns

03/22/2014 by Kate P. 1 Comment

Blogging Lessons that I learned the HARD WAY: 1) Do not Comment Vomit (thank you Melissa for this phrase! Love) This is a great post by Melissa from Blog Clarity is a must read.Â She hits the nail on the head with this post & it was … [Continue reading...]

Minnie Mouse, the problem doll

03/21/2014 by Kate P. 2 Comments

A couple of days ago I took O shopping for a few odds & ends things for her birthday party before we went to go pick Lboy up from school. I found the cutest Minnie doll & decided to get it for her as a birthday gift & let her hold onto … [Continue reading...]

Things that should be easy

03/20/2014 by Kate P. 4 Comments

...but NEVER are: 1. Finding shoes & socks for the kids. And then keeping said socks & shoes on said kids. Why, why, why are shoes & especially socks so difficult to keep up with??? 2. Getting Lboy's lunch ready for … [Continue reading...]

Our Favorite Books

03/19/2014 by Kate P. 2 Comments

We read a lot around here.Â A LOT.Â O will bring Todd or me a book in the most adorable way possible & then will plop herself in our lap, say "Thanks" & then sits there waiting for us to read her a book. How do you say no to that? You … [Continue reading...]

10 Ways to Make Blogging Great

03/11/2014 by Kate P. 2 Comments

1. Carry a notebook with you.Â Or carry whatever you use to jot down ideas. I get my best ideas for writing when I'm driving, about to go to bed or in the shower. I'm also a sucker for a new notebook & pen, so it's definitely something I keep … [Continue reading...]

What have you done in 4 years?

03/10/2014 by Kate P. 2 Comments

I started this blog in March of 2010. TWO THOUSAND AND TEN! I can't believe it. In Four Years I have:Â Celebrated Wedding Anniversaries. Watched my baby become a toddler & then become a "big kid." Had another baby. Asked why they have … [Continue reading...]

7 Things I Overheard

03/06/2014 by Kate P. 8 Comments

1. "I can snoot louder than you can!" Snoot is a made up word by Lboy for passing gas. No idea where he got it. But when he was about 2, he just said it one day & it is now used on a daily basis. He thinks the word & the act are … [Continue reading...]

Beauty in the not so Beautiful

03/05/2014 by Kate P. 3 Comments

Such an idealistic image of what motherhood is..... and motherhood definitely has moments of looking like this. Yesterday was not that day for us. My youngest, O, was running a fever. Wouldn't eat. Wouldn't drink anything. She had to be carried … [Continue reading...]

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