Spring is the perfect time to declutter and breathe new life into my home. I don't know if it's the taste of warmer weather or I'm simply losing my mind from too many lattes, but I've made it my...
My love affair with Trader Joe's started over 15 years ago in Minneapolis. We were with my in-laws visiting relatives and my father-in-law wanted to stop by a grocery store.
He's from California and told us we'd love this little...
“Out of the mouths of babes.”
“Kids say the darndest things.”
“Say what?”
Over the years, I’ve heard my kids utter some whoppers, and I think, I should write that down. Well, thanks to the super amazing app called Offspring, I have...
Our kids were completing their chore list the other day, whining while they worked, and the 6-year-old called me out for my untidy side of the bedroom. How could I expect them to maintain room cleanliness when my own...
As a boy mom, I find myself telling my kids to be grateful they are boys, because they don’t have to deal with this or that. The thing I most often refer to is the fact that they don’t...
She’s making a list,
writing it twice,
gonna find out who’s naughty and who actually does things right the first time.
Ok so my back-to-school jingles could use a little refining, but honestly so could my kids’ responsibilities.
Summer is a time of...
Of the list of jobs that fall under "Mom," family historian is one of my least favorite (right after putting the laundry away). There's so much pressure to:
Take the photos:
Must be a proper photograph. No blurred lines. No closed...
I love to clean.
I know it's not the norm, but something about a completely clean house makes me happy. When something is messy in my house, I immediately have anxiety about it. The problem? How is it possible to...
I have lived in Iowa my whole life, but I am definitely not a farm girl.
I am proud to be an Iowan and I have grown to love our changing seasons and beautiful landscape, even if it doesn't have...
I’m typing this post at 9:30 p.m. I was up at 3:30 a.m. because my two-year-old wanted to party. I couldn’t get back to sleep after that. I went to work just after 8 a.m. I plugged away at...
In + Around Des Moines
Summer Programs at The Little White Schoolhouse
Keep your kids engaged with learning during the summer with Jump Start at The Little White Schoolhouse in Ankeny, Iowa. It is designed to...
