Pre-Baby Dream Goals – How Things Change… Do you ever look back in time and reflect on your pre-baby dream goals and realize how things change? I have been reflecting quite often lately about how much our lives have changed. Most likely it is because we are getting ridiculously close to our oldest child heading […]
Imagine If I Won the Lottery…Mom’s Wishlist It’s that time of year again – gift giving and wish lists. My email inbox in full of special sales, great deals and more for the perfect gifts for men, women and of course the children. I find myself again with items on my wishlist that are a […]
We are at camp and I just came back from walking the dog with my three year old in the rain. The three year old was holding an umbrella and attempting to walk the dog. As you can imagine it was a sloooooow process. Not only was holding the umbrella and the leash tricky, stopping […]
After telling (or more like yelling) the kids to go outside the other afternoon, I began thinking about the size of your family and time spent outdoors. Now this is just my hypothesis and I have ZERO research to base this on except for everyday living as a mother of 6 children and from growing […]
Let’s face it – as parents we are ridiculously busy and overstressed. Whether you work outside the home or not, family life is a whirlwind. The morning routine is insane here getting everyone out the door. Things settle a bit during the morning sometimes and then kick into high gear when the older kids get […]
The older I get and the busier I get, my memory seems to get worse. And since 46 is not that old (at least not to me), I’m a bit concerned at how forgetful I have become. If I don’t write it down, it is gone from my memory rather quickly. I drive my kids […]
Dear Pinterest, Hello, my name is Margaret Rice and I am addicted to Pinterest. I admit it – it is my television. I love scanning and checking out all the activity suggestions. I have been doing it since Pinterest started. I have to admit though I am getting a little sick of all the perfect […]
Funny, how as time goes by, my parenting rules seem to all fall by the wayside. I am the youngest of seven children and have heard my whole life from my older siblings how my parents let me get away with everything. Now that I am the mother of six, I completely get it! Here […]
