On my daughter's first day of school the kids were sitting at the breakfast table.  Usually they pester each other and it can be my mos...

I used to be an eternal optimist, nothing could get me down.  Then I became an adult.  I started to experience real adult problems, like...

Sometimes I'm so worried about whether my kids got enough breakfast and whether I put on sunscreen, that I forget that life isn't a...

After my daughter's birthday party last week, I was completely exhausted and then we had to go to a wedding and two more birthday pa...

Making Jelly With Grandma Sometimes I forget how fun the library is.  It's been so hot lately (over 103 yesterday), so earlier this wee...

Mommy Overcoming a Sugar Addiction With a Cleanse Diet Hello, my name is Katie and I'm a sugaraholic.  This is pretty off topic for my ...

10 Things I Do for the Kids That I Should Do for Myself Too The other day, after I put the kids to sleep, I felt all tired and dehydrate...

Delicious Secrets of a Mom Blogger Lately I've been hearing a lot about how Pinterest and bloggers are making Moms feel inadequate, l...

The Problem With Poor Me Syndrome When I first started blogging, I thought I would be one of those sarcastic, funny bloggers that everyone...

Help Your Preschooler Learn About Science and the Outdoors with a Homde-made Bird-feeder I keep telling myself that I really am a smart per...

Do Stressed Out Parents = Stressed Out Kids?  I am not afraid to kill bugs.  Spiders?  No problem.  I squash them without a second thoug...

The Joys (and Frustrations) of the Family Dog I am finally feeling ready to post about my beloved Guinness.  Guinness was our first baby......