For the majority of parents, there are 4 simple and basic steps to getting your child to bed. {insert the sarcasm here} Step 1: Bath Time Tell child it’s time for a bath Child tells you they want to keep playing Tell child they can play two more minutes Start running the water in the tub Add bubble bath Go to child’s room and try to lure them into the bathroom Child tells you his 2 minutes of playing is not complete Drag child into bathroom Start stripping child of clothing G

1. Getting ready for bed on a week night is absolutely my least favorite time. It seems so damn time consuming and having to repeat yourself regarding things like, "get dressed", "stop needing a drink", "it's time to be still", "stop jumping on the bed", and "stop chasing the dog", wears the shit out of me. You? 2. Had my first turkey and dressing meal of the year. And followed it with my first post-turkey nap of 2014. If you don't know by now, napping is my best sport. 3. Ok

For those of you who have made it past age two with your children, am I right in saying age three is for the birds?? I mean, seriously, between the meltdowns and the striving to be independent, it’s some serious stuff we’re dealing with here. When we hear “it takes a village”, that isn’t a joke. As a mom to just one mini, I can’t say what it’s like past age three but I can look back and tell you that age three is a whole lot harder than age one. I sailed through age one. A

You know what's funny? I had 3 different Tuesday 10's written and I didn't feel like submitting any of them. What I did feel like telling you is how bad the toddler-isms are this week. And how much it makes me cry. And wanna drink heavily. And how much I can't stand the irrational way of life that 3 year olds live. But if I wrote all of that out in detail, you'd think I hated my child. And be worried for my sanity. And maybe even think my child will end up in counseling a

1. On behalf of Kaleb, I/we would like to say thank you for all the prayers yesterday. Little man got his second set of tubes placed and it couldn't have gone more smooth. I'm 99.9% sure he just thinks he got to have a mask on his face that smelled like strawberries. Anything past that, he of course doesn't remember, which results in a very confused look from him when I ask if his ears hurt or if he has a headache. So. Thanks. We'll know the results of his hearing in 3 we

Tonight I did something Charles and I wanted to do ever since we were married but just never made the point to do. I went to see Stoney Larue perform live. It's not a huge deal here in Texas, he plays all over, but he's the artist that wrote/sang the song we danced to at our wedding. I went with friends and it wasn't supposed to be an emotional night but here I sit, writing after midnight, so it must have hit home just enough. If someone would have pulled me aside 10 yea

I'm going to bitch about season changes, in particular, the winter time. My plan is to get it all out on this Tuesday 10 and then try my very best to not talk about it again. Plus, I was so overly positive last week, I needed to balance. 1. Probably the #1 reason I hate season changes would be the sick kids. They are snotty, coughing, sneezing, germs are flying, it's a hot ass mess. Kaleb and I were in the ER like 7 times last year. We both got the flu at one point and