by amuttwill | Nov 16, 2011 | mama confessions
I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I just don’t want to deal with the holidays this year. Ever since I can remember, Thanksgiving and Christmas have always been my favorite time of the year. I love the cool, fall breeze, football games, pumpkin...
by Amy | Nov 14, 2011 | mama confessions
There’s a beloved children’s book series by Jane Yolen called, “How Do Dinosaurs…?” Each book discusses a different aspect of learning appropriate behaviors for things like bedtime, eating food, playing with friends and so on. What if a...
by Amy | Nov 10, 2011 | mama confessions
It’s strange. I started out wanting to make this blog about the joys and trials of motherhood, how it has changed me, tips I’ve learned along the way, funny happenings in my little microcosm and basically, all things Mommy. Since I started writing,...
by Amy | Nov 8, 2011 | mama confessions
I don’t know if it’s the fact that every time I get an extra ounce of energy to do something, I’m quickly brought back to reality by the fact that one or both of my kids needs me for something STAT. Or maybe it’s the fact that I’m...
by amuttwill | Nov 6, 2011 | mama confessions
Today, my Aunt and Uncle flew back to Denver after their very short whirlwind weekend visit here in Austin. Their trip was much anticipated, and we had such a great time with them, but I’m somehow left to feel so sad and empty for not just them but all of our...
by Amy | Nov 4, 2011 | mama confessions
Today I ordered actual prints of some of the pictures we’ve been taking throughout the year. I have been working on creating a folder of all of my favorite pictures, and I finally uploaded them to Walmart’s online photo department and picked them up this...
by Amy | Nov 3, 2011 | mama confessions
So, apparently there is a cold front coming through tonight, and my body can already sense it. The wind is blowing swiftly through the trees outside, and all I want to do is curl up under blankets and sleep. This is why I need fall/winter. I am a hibernator. I...
by Amy | Nov 2, 2011 | mama confessions
THANK YOU, GOD! My first student didn’t show! Normally, I would not necessarily be happy about that, but today I am SO relieved. This means I only have to teach 5 students instead of 6. It shouldn’t make that much of a difference, but it does for me...
by Amy | Oct 31, 2011 | mama confessions
First of all, Happy Halloween! btw-my husband, who never dresses up for Halloween, is going to work as Justin Bieber today. My idea. Love it! OK, so with all this gratitude, we knew I couldn’t make it a week without counteracting with some things that make me...
by Amy | Oct 31, 2011 | mama confessions
where does the time go? I mean really! this weekend just came and went without warning. (oh, btw, i’m too tired to differentiate between caps and non-caps in this post, so everything will be non-capped — unless I decide to cap it because it’s...
