I have four kids — three girls and one lonely little boy. Coincidentally, I grew up in a house with three sisters and one lonely little brother. What these two things basically mean is that I have a very limited knowledge and understanding of little boys. As an older sister, I basically let my brother [...]

I am happy to announce the birth of our seventh baby, Archer Edmund, to all of my Mile High Mama friends. He was born on January 5th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. via c-section. We are calling him Archie.
His first week of life was a little rough. Archie was born almost four weeks early due [...]

“Dear God –” my mom prayed when I was 2 years old and she was pregnant with my middle sister.
You might think she prayed for a certain gender, for a healthy baby, for an easy delivery. But her prayer was along different lines:
“Please make this baby not persnickety about its hands the way Lori [...]

There are two types of kids. Kids who behave better for other people than for their parents and kids that are better behaved for their parent than other adults.
My boys are better for other people. At school they are respectful and hard-working. I’ve been know to act incredulous whenever someone compliments [...]

15 YEARS AGO
What I had
* My own home (a condo), furnished with stuff *I* bought
* A fascinating job as head of an adult learning network
* Good grades in grad school
* A lot of time to myself to read, write, [...]

Momma writes at The Casual Perfectionist, and just like the name indicates, she is an admitted perfectionist, but she’s trying to be casual about it. She and her husband have a 3-year-old girl named Claire. Momma is a firm believer in the fact that if you haven’t laughed today, you weren’t really paying attention.
Our little [...]

Terra turned to blogging at The Emerson Family as a quicker, easier way to chronicle her days of motherhood and she hopes it will be something her two young daughters will refer to for guidance and remembrance. Her candid posts are humorous, often interactive, light, and entertainingly appropriate for all to read and enjoy. She [...]