Parents

Like many, I'm missing my Dad this week. If you are, too--sending love. If you still have Dad with you, let him know you love him. Moments go by so quickly.

Last week I wrote an article about age requirements in Texas for children that we should all know about. You can read that one here. There seemed to be interest on this subject so I decided to write a follow-up article. I realized as a mother of 3 I'm not as well-versed in the child laws in Texas as I probably should be.

School's out for summer! Almost. For some, the final day of school is this week followed by graduation. For others, there is one more grueling week left. Parents, I'm sure we all wish we could say it will be smooth sailing from here but as a mother of 3, I can safely say, that is absolutely not the case. A parent's job does not end when school does.

You're probably wondering what the heck this is a picture of? This is a picture of me sitting in my car, in my driveway, for 10 minutes, to stay sane. Yep, this is what day of quarantine we are on! I didn't have to hear mom, mom, mom, mom or the dog follow me into the bathroom....

If there is one thing I know about elementary aged children, after having 3 children myself, it's that they loooooove having mom and dad eat lunch with them from time to time at school. I've done it with all 3. Some parents do it several times during the school year and some parents only go on special occasions such as birthdays, the big Thanksgiving meal or this time of year, Christmastime. But w

As I adjust to life with now three children I find myself doing things that I might not have done with just two kids. Sounds crazy but it's true. Therefore I decided to make a list....you know you're a mom when:

There's a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty tech unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook.