It comes down to one simple reason. I'm tired. I think it goes with the territory for, oh, twenty years or so when you are a parent. When our boys were little, only my husband or I could put them down for the night. So we'd plan to have a friend or a babysitter come over after they fell …
Marital Progress
We were making a right turn onto a one-lane highway in Half Moon Bay when he said it. We had three kids (whom we sometimes can't believe are ours) filling the row behind us, and I had my arms folded (tellingly) in the passenger seat. Ryan: "I finally learn what not to say, and you learn to read my …
8 Quotes for Your Chalkboard: L-O-V-E
With Valentine's around the corner, I've been filling our family chalkboard with words about love! Interestingly, I noticed when searching for love quotes that I disagree with a ton of them! Maybe that would make a good future post—Quotes About Love that I DON'T BUY (& Why). That said, I did …
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The Difference Between Being a Single Parent and Parenting Solo
The day our first baby was born was meant to be my husband's first day of work. He was fresh out of grad school, and our bundle of joy decided to make his debut 15 days early. (For which I will always adore him.) The five years that followed were a blur of diaper blowouts and bonked heads for me …
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The Marriage Diaries: Fighting the Pull to Drift Apart
A big welcome to Jill Anderson today! Jill is our last contributor to this round of the Marriage Diaries! I hope you've enjoyed and learned from the series, as I have, and please feel free to leave feedback. Also, if you're interested in writing for it down the road, let me know. Maybe I'll go for a …
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The Marriage Diaries: Do All Couples Settle?
A big welcome to Alisa Bowman and any readers from Project Happily Ever After. As I said when I introduced the series, marriage is hard to talk about, but this woman is doing it well. Thank you, Alisa! More than 15 years ago, I was still a young vibrant slender thing and all my friends …
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