Life with Dudes Never Looked So Pretty
I used to joke that I was a mediocre mom. It was always sort of tongue in cheek and jokey-jokey, but there was some truth to it for me. I’ve always feel like I can do more. Give more, try harder, actually enjoy a school project, not be late to any appointments and then blame it on my kids even though they were standing by
“I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Dover International Speedway. I received complimentary tickets to facilitate my post and promotional item to thank me for my participation at the conclusion of the program.” Mimi and Papa spend a lot of time taking care of us. They feed us Sunday dinners, they take us fun places, they watch The Dudes for
I make fun of procrastinators often. Mostly because I am one and I feel like I can poke fun at a group I am so completely a part of. Although I’m not proud. I used to be this highly organized, always prompt, studied up and test ready weeks in advance type of girl. But that’s when my only job was school and excelling at that
This time of year is notoriously busy season for our family. The Dudes are in soccer (in two separate leagues) and lacrosse, family photo season is on and poppin’, swim team is getting started, and finishing out the school year is pulling us in a bunch of different directions. Finding time to cook and sit down and eat a healthy meal as a family is
You guys know how I am about my curls. I love them. They’re a part of me. They connect me to my boys in a way I find special, and they give me a confidence I wouldn’t feel daily without them. In a way they define me. As I enter the saggy, waggy, everything-wiggles-and-nothing-holds-shape phase of my life, they seem to be the only physical
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Dude 3 was diagnosed with his first food allergy when he was two years old. It was a long time coming, after years of gastrointestinal issues (yep, we’re talking about explosive diarrhea here, and gas, really intense gas), eczema, and upper respiratory complaints, we finally got the diagnosis we were expecting: nut allergy. We got the epi pen we had to take every place with
TODAY’S POST IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MOTHERHOOD AND THE MARCH OF DIMES. Super glad it didn’t though. I know I’ve told Dude 1’s birth story here before, but whenever I think about healthy pregnancy and birth, his comes to mind. He was a healthy 9lb baby when I met him, ten full days past my due date, but getting him here was
Being a blogger is weird. I mean not to me, but probably to you. To me it’s pretty normal. Just a job that I happen to love. But you try walking into a room full of people where more than 75% of them “don’t do the Twitter” and see how it goes when you tell them you’re a blogger. “A buhlogger? What does a buhlogger
