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Conversations of Everyday Moms

Memories While in the middle of a chat with my younger sister, my youngest child comes running in the house announcing with jublilee that our neighbors are selling their treadmill…..and of …

Monday Morning Funnies Well, Mamas, we made it! Wishing everyone good health and cheer as we ring out the old and ring in a new year! Please, God, make it good!!!! Happy New Year!

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Teenage Tales of Terror Well, it has been quite the ride. I started blogging years ago when the kids were under 10, screamin and shouting at all the madness thinking it can’t get any worse, a…

Misadventures of Little Red/Winter Tales So the holidays were approaching fast, and impatient to get the decorations and tree down from the attic I declined the invitation to wait until the family …

A Slice of Life My kids still ask this question and here is my answer…( I have one boy and one girl so this works for me-whew!) Mom, who’s the favorite? To my son: “You are my fav…

Toddler Tales of Turmoil That moment when your 4 year old announces in the middle of a very busy dentist office that she forgot to put on underwear… Thank goodness for skorts!!! By: Deanna …

I Was Just Thinking… As a child, no foul word would I utter. My language steered clear of the gutter. Then I gave birth, And heaven on earth! The words I now hear myself mutter! By: The Whims…

Monday Madness.. Okay, girls, this is quite literally the ultimate Monday mishap... On my never-ending quest to get my feisty, pre-teen twelve year old redhead off to school with everything needed, and in a somewhat crease-free uniform, I managed to leave time to straighten just half my hair...one half!!! Yep.......

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I Was Just Thinking Time to be living life low on the hog, down where the hoof meets the road; we’ve outgrown our britches, taken on way too much girth… we’ve weighed down the world gobbled u…

LOLLIPOPS: How long does it take a 2 year old to pick out which lollipop she wants? So far almost 10 minutes.... I think she said "umm, no not that one"... 100 times...

THOUGHTS OF AN ENGLISH MUM - I work in a school and have two kids of my very own. If you ask any of the kids I come in contact with each day what my biggest complaint is, they would all tell you without hesitation, that it is technology!!! I have a real issue and dislike of the negative impact computers, phones, x-boxes, et cetera, have on some of our children nowadays and strongly believe that the innocence of childhood is slowly but surely being replaced by these gadgets...

Sunday Morning Funnies...

Sugar, Spice and Spilled Milk Kids can get so bored indoors during the winter. A nice snow may generate a sledding outing, but when fingers and toes begin to freeze it’s time to come inside. …

Thoughts of an English Mum So another phone call from Little Red’s school informing me that he seems to be having great difficulty in class due to the fact that he can’t stop talking, r…

Teenage Tales of Terror Oh boy! Got me a piece of chocolate cake! My tail is uh -waggin! Luscious frosting… rich, chocolaty innards… all plated up and ready to dig in…. W H E R E …

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Teenage Tales of Terror Okay, so my son is hungry. I tell him what we have. He says he doesn’t like it. Then HE MUST NOT BE HUNGRY!!!! So then I say, “There’s the fridge, help you…

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Morning Funnies - H.E.L.P.!

I Was Just Thinking My kids don’t want to come and play. They wave to tell me “go away”. They hunch intent, unspeaking lumps, eyes on screens, chairs glued to rumps. I sigh, impatient for the day t…

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I Was Just Thinking… Oh, to tackle life with all the certainty of a six year old, fresh off training wheels, yet to take a fall . . . Courtesy the Whimsical Writer/Mom/Library Lady, Ruth Lee …

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Poetic Thoughts We laugh early morning on the way to school And we pray admiring the sky He makes room for his old bully at lunch to sit near him I am in awe of his light that shines from h…

I Was Just Thinking… Lay me down between the covers, pull the words up to my ears: saints and angels, liars, lovers, worlds of cheers and tears and fears. Wrap me up in worlds of wonde…

For our son, Jimmy Monday eve was a Purple orange sky Jimmy’s Angels are with him At the YMCA Skate Park Giving him courage To fly on his scooter down Big slopes The winds in his soul Creatin…

I Was Just Thinking . . . Find your song, daughter; raise your voice to the sky. Each woman’s soul bears a bird: if the feathers fit . . . fly! Courtesy The Whimsical Writer/Mom/Library Lady, Ruth…

REFLECTING - With a newborn you’re forced to Be still And you have This beautiful Reason to do that I remember breastfeeding our son Jimmy For three and a half years Amazing God gave me the grace to do so It was so peaceful I had lots of time to just be And be me Gazing at our son Feeling his soft head against me and his eyes blue as ever Like the sky It was fulfilling feeding him Because I knew I was giving him the best . . .

When he stops coming home to visit and you have to go to him He doesn’t love you less but you’ve done your job and he is independent and building his own life. As small as the world has beco…

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There’s a wisdom In today’s youth Smart and aware It’s a different world Than it was . . . Less free and more cares. Kids are as puppies moving on Teaching us it’s ok And life goes along as i…

Poetic Thoughts . . . in the womb our child is safe, free and happy outside the womb our hearts reach out to find grace in believing God is in control of all . . . He holds our children in the palm…

This morning was a foggy morning Early swimming at the pool And driving to school I had to trust the path was clear . . . Feeling prayers rising to heaven on the mist Our sons joy fills my heart. A…

THE LITTLE PRINCE - I fed him for three and a half years God given sweet milk from deep within. These days when he plays Fort Night I like to feed him great Italian bread dipped in oil as he smiles with his eyes as he did when he was a baby. He is our son. Forever. Makes us whole and complete in this life and in the next . He is a boy a man a soul inspired by the light. ‘You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.’ - Antoine de Saint –Exupery, The Little Prince

Special Needs Parenting Imagine having something contagious that makes you go to the Hospital and you are put in ISOLATION. No one wants to go around you for fear that they might “catch” it. Do you…

A BLANKET, DAC & ME... I had so much fun with Dac tonight. It was just a blanket, Dac and me. I would wrap myself up in the cover and hide from her. She would die laughing as she tried to find me. We must have played for an hour. I would cover her head and ask her where she went. She would chuckle loudly....

Lisa's Poem Special Guest, Lisa Cummings, shares her trials and tribulations as a special needs parent in this poem she wrote about her precious daughter, Debra Ann, who suffers from Tuberous Sclerosis.

A blog and magazine created for and by everyday moms, just like you!

A blog and magazine created for and by everyday moms, just like you!

A blog and magazine created for and by everyday moms, just like you!

A great experience for a boy who loves baseball when I signed us up for a behind the scenes tour of the Reds Stadium. We toured the locker room and were even allowed to play ball on the field. Cody…

So Now You’re 62 Is there any greater pleasure than enjoying your passion with your grandchild? My friend, Pat, is a writer. She is 73 and has a four year old granddaughter. She has learned…

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS! Bingo and Packer Football For Wisconsinites that's a Win-Win! Five-zero--go Pack My son, David, was four when we started watching Bret Farve and the Packers play football. I even put him on the list for season tickets. He is now 28 and still waiting on those tickets! We share the love of football and get together for games. Priceless Memories!

WARM CANTELOPE, ANYONE? I handed my daughter the spaghetti squash I picked up for tonight's supper with portobello mushroom sauce. She commented this feels awfully soft for a squash. After preheating the oven, she put it in to bake. The timer rang. She took it out, placed it on the counter and cut it open...

So now I’m 65. It has been quite a journey from 62. The biggest change has been changing to independent senior living. Yes, it’s a beautiful apartment but I am so unsettled. Also having had sur…

So Now You’re 62 I guess the old saying, “It’s never too late to try something new”, is very true. At sixty-four, I went to my first Milwaukee Brewer’s game with my bo…

So Now You’re 62/Olympics Jewels sparkling red, white and blue our gymnasts line up center stage introduced to the whole wide world their youthful, sweet smiles ablaze They have dreame…

REMEMBERING MAMA - I was about eight years old and i remember mama standing in the bathroom getting ready to go to work. This was in the seventies and she was no June Cleaver. She was a worker. A single Mother of seven but only myself and my older sister were living with her at the time...

Poof! The structure is a cartoon. Beams burst out like watch springs, floors flay like toothpicks, joists now sticks cannot hold a load, or be re-constructed back into that intricate attic cathedra…

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So Now You’re 62 Born in the 50’s, retired from a long career in court-reporting, I find myself in a new chapter of life. Due to health issues, I am to some degree aided by my three adu…

So Now You’re 62 Remember Don Ho of Tiny Bubbles fame? Well here he is, pictured 2nd from the left, with myself (in blue) and my daughters, 8 and 11, on vacation in Hawaii, 1985! (What…

TOES, TOES, TOES... What can one tell from toes? Inquiring minds want to know! If you look at all three big toes, they are shaped very much alike. Blame it on genetics! All three sets of nails are painted with shiny polish. Similar personalities? Two younger gals have on flip flops, mom wearing sandals Safety first! Two sisters shoes are touching. Heartwarming! One didn't remove cotton! Really???

So Now You’re 62 My friends, Pat and Karin, and myself went to the Broadway play, Dirty Dancing, today. I took this selfie of us. Not bad, huh? FYI, the play was awesome with great dancing,…

So Now You’re 62! Is the love of ketchup genetic? Recently we celebrated my daughter’s birthday at a local organic eatery. When the whole family gets together for an event, I love just …

1959... COULD I HAVE REALLY BEEN THAT YOUNG?... The three musketeers, or so we were called, my neighborhood gang. I am thankful to be looking back at this photo at 62...

So Now You're 62..... In dealing with adult children in your life, sharpen listening skills. Offer advice, if asked for your wisdom. Consider the phrase: Not my circus, not my monkeys when tempted to control a situation...

So Now You’re 62 My friend and I were going to pick up a friend who had a full knee replacement. My friend says, “Should I use the G. P. S.? Considering she lives a mile away from us, y…

A Slice of Life My daughter, Julie, began teaching this year – making a fashion statement! She fell and injured the tendon under the bottom of her foot, so she had to limp along to history cl…

Why do you play bingo when you never win? Well, I get to spend time with my daughter, would be my first answer. Usually we get coffee before we go, another favorite of mine. Lunch at one of our favorite restaurants comes after. Winning is just frosting on the cake...

So Now You’re 62! Moving to be near my kids was bittersweet. I left my career and friends. In exchange, I get to spend more time with the family I love. The first year is tough in a new plac…

Remembering the Beatles...

Winter Tales January, oh January, how grey you can be! All eyes on February — Valentine’s day! With or without a significant other, chocolate abounds to soothe our ice bones — in …

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It’s true. I’m hooked on pajamas, alias PJs, jimmies, jammies, jimjams, onesies, or whatever name you give them. I have summer drawers full of PJs, or what you’d call shorties, nightgowns, slee…

We Love a Sassy Cat! Courtesy Patricia Lynne

The Adventures of Mister No this isn’t Mister, but it is a Halloween cat for you cat lovers to craft out of squash! House Cat A gourd with a long, curved stem becomes a purr-fect cat body and…

HOPE - "The sun is out. It has not been bright in Madrid for weeks. This is really unusual, Madrid. Last year, I hardly ever heard the sound of rain here. But now I hear it a lot. I have always felt European rain is pretty – a romantic touch. I am grateful for the wide bed I get to write this post from, with a big window, in a blue painted room. . ."

DAY OF THE DEAD - “I hope the exit is joyful, and I hope never to return.” – Frida Kahlo Day of the Dead is one of the most well-known aspects of Mexican culture. I believe this was made even more mainstream after the James Bond movie showcased a parade of skeletons in Mexico City. Let me start off by saying that such a parade was only created after the movie came out. And truthfully, I am not sure it is worth it despite the gorgeous media pictures. . .

Please enjoy this complementary digital edition filled with stories and poetry written by Everyday Moms.