Category: Mom Life

A Geeky House Makeover

Brian is a man who needs a hobby. When he comes home from work after a day of dealing with customers who are often less than polite, he wants to be mentally stimulated. I guess he needs to know that he is something besides Brian the store manager. Now me, after a day of momming and … Continue reading A Geeky House Makeover

Trying To Eat Healthier But I Hate Healthy Food

I'm not an adventurous eater. We all know this. Well, anyone who has gone out to eat with me knows this. 🙂 I'm not an overly healthy eater, either. Before the kids showed up, Brian and I had many conversations about how we wouldn't pass it on to our kids. The good news is Brian is adventurous.  So … Continue reading Trying To Eat Healthier But I Hate Healthy Food

Becoming Kaleb’s Friend

I feel the need to write about Kaleb. He came into my life at a point when I wasn’t ready for a teenager.  (To be fair, I don’t think anyone is ever ready for a teenTeenagers Need Homes, Too.ager.) I did however think I was ready and I did think I knew what I was getting … Continue reading Becoming Kaleb’s Friend

I Feel Like I’m Failing My Son

I'm going through it with William. I've wanted to write about it but the unfortunate reality is that he's fifteen and doing so violates his privacy to a certain extent. But, still all these words are inside me, my fingers ache to type them and my brain aches to get them out of my head. … Continue reading I Feel Like I’m Failing My Son

I Thought Lizzie Would Never Ride A Bike

For years, I've been wanting Lizzie to learn to ride a bike. Because a kid should know how to ride a bike, right? She has always had a bike from the time she was three. Once her bikes stopped coming with training wheels, she stopped coming with interest. She enjoyed it when I bought her … Continue reading I Thought Lizzie Would Never Ride A Bike

Being Watched At Walmart

So one day, one of the kids noticed something peculiar about our Walmart receipt, it had my name on it. My name?? We were baffled. How did the register know my name?? We decided it must be because of the new video camera screens at the register. We figured it must be recording our identities … Continue reading Being Watched At Walmart

Homeschool Fun With Insects

  So, it looks like we are embarking on an unexpected insect adventure. Praying Mantises! I was volunteering in one of Antwan's co-op classes and the main teacher also teaches the bug class. She had approximately 200 Praying Mantises with her and was ready to distribute them to her class. I, of course, was all excited … Continue reading Homeschool Fun With Insects

Bridging The Gap With Black Panther

I'm always looking for ways to connect the kids to their "blackness." All the studies and articles written by super smart people say it's super important. And people who grew up in a transracial family say how they felt like they didn't belong. (Although, I think in our immediate family, the fact that Brian and … Continue reading Bridging The Gap With Black Panther