Before Leaving the House Rush
“Mommmmmmm! Where is my uniform?” asks Brad. The leaving the house rush begins… “In your dresser, third drawer down on the left,” I answer. A GPS for all the families’ items grows in a mother’s […]
Articles by Tracy
Do Your Kids Hang on Shopping Carts too?
Once upon a time, a mother decided to go shopping with her kids to a warehouse store… “Kids, it is time to go to the warehouse store!” she yelled. She felt her body gearing up […]
Things Every Mother Does But Doesn’t Admit – Secret Mom Behaviors
Mothers have a lot going on. Some days it’s a struggle just to get your hair to lay flat on our head. That’s where baseball hats come in. We admit we’re busy and our hair […]
Seven Things Guaranteed to Happen After the Kids Go to Bed
and not a minute before… Only time your bottom hits the couch and the word “MOM!” isn’t yelled from the other room. You can talk on the phone uninterrupted. The TV is reintroduced to something […]
Letters to My Kids – Three Rules Every Kid Should Live By
Dear Kids, There are three rules every kid should know while living at home. I decided to write you a letter as the last time I asked you to do any of these three items […]
Teens Mood Swings Roll in Like Thunder Storms
Even though the weather person predicted a sunny day of mid-70s temperatures, my teens lost jeans created an un-predicted lightning and thunder hormonal outburst which threatened to become a major storm front. Storm’s a brewing. […]
You Are Not the Only Mom Who…
A woman’s life is full of moments where she might wonder if she is the only one. Moments like taking the long way home because she dreads going back to her life, or maybe a […]
Letter to My Kids – Please Keep the Family Car Clean
Dear Kids, Good morning. As I was running errands yesterday I noticed issues with the cleanliness of the family car: There was an odor from the back of the car that was so bad I […]
Top Ten Excuses Kids Use Before Going to Bed
Every night, all around the world, parents unite in the quest to get their children to sleep. Kids have reasons or shall we say excuses they use to stay up a little longer. Here are […]
Surviving the End of the School Year
I am worn out by tasks, rapid schedule changes, gift buying, parties and a deadline is approaching I can’t control. You think I am describing the holidays… The end of the school year. It was […]