Our 92 year old next door neighbor has an in-home studio from 50+ years of playing the piano at church and parties. Muffin is his latest accompanist. He doesn’t seem to mind that, at 89 years his junior, she’ll slobber into the mics, constantly fiddle with his soundboard, and hopelessly crush and.. Read More
Princess Panties, A Real Live Monkey, Strawberries, and a Rocket Ship: The Crazy Things Kids Ask For.
This morning before breakfast my three-year-old asked (in earnest) for a monkey. I mean, why not? Anything else she needs she just asks for an voila! it appears, right? She added specifics to this request less I fail to get it right: NOT a Little People monkey! NOT a backpack monkey! A REAL.. Read More
Kid Memory: Seriously?
Something happened recently to remind me what a great memory my child actually has…about some things. And this is despite “forgetting” important things that are painstakingly reinforced every day: “Don’t. climb. on. the. furniture.” “Don’t. take. off. all. your. clothes. before. you. go. outside.” “Don’t. put. ANYTHING. in. the. toilet.” Kids,.. Read More
Cabbage Patch Doll Hopes & Dreams, Demonism, Homeschooling & Muffin
I love how having a child can help me to realize some of my childhood dreams (of being a mom), make others fade (the idea of having ten kids AND being a Supreme Court Justice), and then completely dash and crumble others. Today, it was the hopes of having my only surviving childhood doll, a.. Read More
Muffinisms
While my day is often punctuated by dropping everything to post what Muffin has said on Facebook, I can never quite decide whether its best to dash these gems off on my default personal page or make a couple of extra clicks to get over to Reflective Mom. So here, as a way of avoiding.. Read More
Mommy Needs To Play By Herself!
This is shame post. Not other Mommy-shaming but self-shaming. I’m ashamed. Today, I had a moment where I couldn’t remember anything precious about my child. And she heard her mother stand up and scream into the Abyss of Frustration (which was hovering on the dining room ceiling above my desk): “Mommy needs to.. Read More
A Guest Post From…My Child
Hi Everyone! This is Muffin here, doing my first post! I’m so excited! (And they say I have a short attention span, so I need to be quick!) Like my Mom, I love to write, but mostly on walls, floors, doors, clothes, and tables, in books, and on myself! My.. Read More
What’s in Pink Amoxicillin (the “Baby Crack”)?
“Don’t worry Mom,” said the pediatrician. “It’s the good stuff; the stuff kids like to take.” (Oh, I have no doubt.) Pink Amoxicillin Suspension. It was on the menu twice a day for ten days…and nobody around here was complaining. Unless they were screaming…that they didn’t get enough… Read More
Ready for Potty Training?
Are we ready for Potty Training? How does one even know when they’re ready? We hit 23 months old this week. We’ve been talking about potties for about half that time. Our daughter sits on one (sometimes). And says, “Potty.” So we’re ready for potty training, right? We started this.. Read More
Developmental Milestones: Learning to Tattle
It has happened…our tiny child has become a <gulp> tattletale. There was whimpering at the kitchen baby gate and I went over to pick up our little one and find out, “What’s wrong?” What followed was a rush of indignant baby chatter and one tiny chubby arm flailed out to the side with an accusatory.. Read More
Our Journey to Glass Baby Bottles (Shards Included)
~ Note: This is NOT a sponsored post and there are there NO sponsored links. I just (spoiler alert) really like LifeFactory bottles! ~ It took a single afternoon rid our kitchen of plastic, including plastic baby bottles and sippy cups, but it took months to find the perfect glass baby bottle. After reading.. Read More
Mommy Office Hours
I’m a stay-at-home-mom holding down the idea that I still have a “desk job”… You know, something that feels luxuriously important… So important that at any minute it could all just go up in flames. This is because I’m only ever “IN” during Mommy Office Hours and no normal desk.. Read More