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Life being an army wife with six children, and all of its twist and turns. I blog about finding the joy and the humor in the little things, even the diapers and laundry.
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The Great Holiday Exhale
In the clustered, frantic moments after the holiday, the stifled breaths we feel as we muster through the paper, cardboard, and seemingly too-many-to-belong gifts that do not have a home in our small rooms yet, as we navigate the commotion, the excit...
Make Your Own Crayon Nibbles
In our pre-holiday purge, I came across eleventy-billion broken crayons, of course. I had the kids collect them all and bring them downstairs to peel. We then ran to the store, amidst our holiday shopping and bought two boxes of the cheapest crayons ...
This Old Man - Awesome Kindergarten Version
You've never heard it sung like this. Be prepared to laugh. And giggle. A lot.Never miss a thing! Subscribe today for all kinds of crazy parenting fun!...
Playing House and Making Mom Mental
My three littlest were playing house. Rather, Super M and Devastator were playing house, Baby Dude was just along for the ride, unaware of what they were really doing.Baby Dude, completely clueless. And happy. With cookies.They were calling him "son,...
Land of Nod Holiday Lovin\'
The Land of Nod is that type of store, you know, the one that makes parents salivate. Seriously. When they contacted me to ask if I might want to host a giveaway here and review one of their toys, the drool began. I won't lie, the day the package arr...
Mastering the Mickey Pancake
My last attempts at Mickey-Shaped pancakes equaled a gigantic mega-fail on my part. See?Really, I know. That was a lame attempt at free-pouring.I am happy to report that I no longer have to try it freehanded. I have weapons with which to create aweso...
A Southern Snow Story
You get a lot of "first times" when raising children, don't we? First teeth, first words, first step, first day of school.. but it gets me right in the heart when an accidental first time appears on my doorstep, quite literally!My Baby Dude and toddl...
Fever and the Unexpected Snow
While we were in Disney, my daughter, Captain Obvious, came down with a fever. She had no other symptoms except she was cold. She eventually became tired and lethargic from it, so we took her back to the hotel instead of her feasting on pizza at CiCi...
Kids Will Sleep Anywhere
I've talked about my ninja-like skills for insta-sleep with my kids. This is nothing new. They have mad skills in the sleeping anywhere department. Super-abilities or powers, if you will.The force is strong with this one, however.Standing up, people....
Disney\'s Secret (I Can\'t Wait to Experience. Again)
There's so much to experience at Disney, there really is. So much I can't wait to show my children while we're there. There are the big things, but there's also little things that stick with you, even after you've left. Things you continually think a...
Veteran\'s Day Military Family Style
To celebrate Veteran's Day, my military children got to learn the ins and outs of military equipment, the fun part of the job.Tanks? Check.Helicopters? Check.Actual parachutes? Check.Jumpy houses for Baby Dude while the kids played with Army stuff? C...
How to Install a Printer, Kid Style
First, you open the box:Then, while mommy fiddles with the install CD and settings, you discover you can sit and stand in the packing foam while ripping it apart. Cool!Also, the bag it came with makes for a good makeshift pom-pom. It makes a lot of n...
Road Trips and Shopping and Clearance, Oh My!
After a beautiful Sunday drive amidst sunny mid-70's weather, we ventured away from the Bermuda Triangle of Suck™ to Lake Charles. We happily cheered as we pulled into the Target parking lot, and practically skipped into it's doors, ooh-ing and aah...
A Costume Kind of Day
As promised, my costumed family for Halloween. I will share the tutorials in separate upcoming posts, as promised. (Homemade costumes make good Christmas presents for the dress up trunk, yes?) {grin}Introducing Super A, dun-duh-dun! A new super hero ...
Are My Kids Seriously Asking About New Years Eve Already!?
Oldest daughter: Can we have apple cider for New Years Eve?Me: Sure, honey.All children collectively: YES!Oldest son: Can we stay up to watch the ball drop, too?Me: Sure.. if you think you can stay up that late...Oldest daughter: Well, it'll drop at ...
Name This Picture - Face Painting
We attended a "Fall Fest" at the elementary school, chock-filled with inappropriate candy, spazzy kids, and Halloween decor. We purchased tickets to play the "games" and we took pictures a-plenty. And got the kid's faces painted.The look on her face ...
Bubbles, Glowsticks and Pumpkins Make Magic
This picture accurately describes how I felt when I first arrived at the event. Cold. Dark. Wobbly. Surrounded.Glow sticks and orange balloons with plastic, pumpkin buckets brimming with spaz-inducing candy were everywhere I looked. Our children marv...
Learning Camera Settings
One of these years, I'm going to fully learn the ins and outs of my camera. In the meantime, it's fun to pour over my pictures and look back and see the cute faces, blurred edges, experiments, and failures, as well as the interesting.Like this. Red v...
Caption This Photo
While I took pictures at soccer tonight (again), I turned to my sidekick alongside me and snapped away at his sweet baby face. The second I saw this picture, though, I giggled (snorted, even). I knew I was going to have to blog about it. He was point...
Kindergarten Time Teller
This morning before school, my son was fumbling through the "junk" drawer (one I'd just organized a few weeks prior and have kept neat, I might add). He comes across my husband's Steeler's Watch that needs a new battery, this big honkin' piece of st...
Around the Blogosphere - Mona Visits the Army
I am so pleased to have had a REAL super-hero come stay with us - Moxie Mona from Moxie Media! She swooped in to see us during her busy travels of visiting 60-or-so bloggers throughout the United States during her Around the Blogosphere in 5 days tou...
Icing
When you get up and go go go from 7:30am on, opening ceremonies, soccer game after soccer game after soccer game, quick lunch to shop to celebrate a birthday party, flying non-stop by the seat of your soccer-mom chair, you eventually get to the icing...
Birthday Box Fun
He doesn't know it yet, but inside that box? Is a birthday gift for him.Yes, I said it. His first birthday is on the 27th.{jaw drop}OHMYGOD, I can't believe I just said that. I can't believe he's going to be one.One!{tears}As I sit, laying here, watc...
Dinner and a Comedy Show
I swear that it's never dull in our house. I mean, with six kids, how could it ever be? For dinner last night, though, it was truly a comedy act.We marinated chicken in a miso-soy sauce and made grilled paninis with roasted red peppers, spinach and a...
Drunk By Chocolate
Is it me, or does baby dude look totally intoxicated from chocolate cupcakes?Am I right or am I right?Oh boy, maybe he had too much, that's not drunk, that looks like he's gonna blow..."Haha, mom, no way!""Ha, mom. Ha! 'Too much,' HA! That's funny, t...
First Kiss
Probably not what he had in mind. In fact, not what I had in mind, either. But still cute, nonetheless!Never miss a thing! Subscribe today for all kinds of crazy parenting fun!...
The Baby Tribe
I'm going to call my three youngest children my 'baby tribe' from now on, I think.For instance, we decided to go in the pool. So I'm wrangling "baby suits" (according to my toddler) onto my children's bodies so we can go kerplunk for a while. Suddenl...
Sucky McSuckerson
Losing weight has been an awesome, life-changing experience. But it has it's downside, too.You know what I miss? Not sucking.You know what else I lost along with some excess weight? My ability to friggin' bowl. That's right - lose weight and your bow...
Smooshies Review and Giveaway
I know what you're thinking. "Lisa, what's that in the title, there? A what!? What the heck is a Smooshie?!"Smooshies are a new toy that allow your child's imagination to guide them into creating their own furry lovable monster. Or alien. Or likeness...
Objects in Motion
For this week's capture, Beth's prompt was "motion." I have six children, motion isn't hard, especially as rambunctious as they are. So I did what any (in)sane mother would do - go to the park.The little devil tried to figure this whole slide-thing o...
