Making a Smooth Move with Toddlers
If you’ve ever managed a move with children, whether down the road or down a few interstates, you know making a smooth transition starts before and ends well after the move itself. I previously spoke to the finesse of telling your children about an upcoming move. As you approach the...
Road Trippin' Without Losing Your Mind
Well, I feel like this post warrants a tiny bit of background info. My family just returned from a trip to Colorado two days ago. I have three children ages five and under, and the drive was more than 10 hours. We drive a Toyota Camry, so all the car...
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Don’t Forget to Include Dad: Adjusting to Weekend Life
The baby wailed from his crib. I had just flopped into bed, exhausted in anticipation of yet another sleepless night. Our firstborn met all of the criteria for textbook colic and I was worse for the wear. I yawned and turned to go retrieve my baby…again.“Let me do it.” My...
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A Letter to Older Me
Hey you. Yes, you. I’m you of yesteryear. We need to talk. Me, old me with wee little ones, to you, new me of growing kids. Baby girl just turned a year old, the youngest and the last. Oldest is soon to enter kindergarten. I see it happening already, little...




