Let Me Hold You Longer

by Minivan Mama on August 30, 2011

The Boy turns 5 on Thursday. He starts Kindergarten on Tuesday. These are our last few days home together, and it’s all feeling very real this morning.             Long ago you came to me,  A (…)

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30 Day Mom Challenge

by Minivan Mama on August 11, 2011

I found this link on Pinterest (which Holy Lloyd, if you haven’t ventured into the world of Pinterest, you should. Or maybe you shouldn’t. At least not if you value things like ‘paying attention to your children’ or ‘basic personal (…)

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Words of Wisdom

by Minivan Mama on August 9, 2011

“Doing the right thing in response to misbehavior does not guarantee the misbehavior will go away.” -John Rosemond    

How You Know You’ve Got a Good Babysitter

by Minivan Mama on August 1, 2011

You know you’ve got a good sitter when your 4.5-year-old says, “Mommy… that girl sure knows how to play!” You should probably keep looking if your 2-year-old walks around the house sing-songing, ‘No like Kelly*, no like Kelllllyyyyyyy’. Even though (…)

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