My 10 year old sat snuggled up next to me this morning. We sit this way for a few minutes most mornings, but on a Sunday we aren’t in any rush, so we can all relax together for quite a while. The littlest boy thinks I’m only his to sit next to or on, but always at some point he leaves (for some cereal, or a drink or just to run around like a crazy child) and then my oldest slides into the right-next-to-mom position. He sneaks...

My new motto needs to be sleep more, stress less. Because really it is crazy to go to bed at a semi-early hour and then not sleep because your brain keeps whirling away wondering what drills you should run in your next practice, and if the game was lost just because the kids haven’t been playing long or if they lost because of YOU and your coaching skills (lack of coaching skills to be honest). I truly had no idea that coaching soccer...

This weekend I finally got around to watching the most recent episode of Glee. To be honest, I skipped over some parts because the songs weren’t my thing, but I didn’t skip the parts about Coach Beast and her experience as an abused spouse. I hope no one skipped those parts, because it’s a problem we too often shy away from. We don’t want to think about it and we certainly don’t want to think we, or people we...

Last week I managed to post four times for 5 for 5, but by Friday it all went crazy, lol. It’s been super busy lately in my virtual legal assistant biz, plus I had yet another rough cold last week. And last Sunday? I had my first soccer practice – as a COACH! No, I don’t know almost anything about soccer. No, I’m not really qualified to coach U12 soccer. But no one else was stepping up and my 10 year old was so...

Tomorrow is my husband’s birthday. He will be 37. Then next week we will celebrate my mother’s birthday, she’ll be 55. The months will progress and we will celebrate my 37th, my middle’s 8th, my baby’s 5th and my eldest’s 11th. They aren’t milestone birthdays, but they are big days to celebrate nonetheless. Older may not seem exciting to me, but really we have to celebrate each beautiful moment we...

I do not take enough pictures. Ever. I have a beautiful DSLR camera that was purchased a few years ago when I just knew I was going to start taking amazing pictures. I bought books too with pretty pictures and tips on taking pictures. I took a class, but all that only bought me a little knowledge, it doesn’t remind me to actually take the darn camera along on outings. I have a camera on my phone too. I claimed when I upgraded my...

*This post was inspired by the Momalom 5 for 5′s topic of the day, Words. Also, today’s 5 for 5 is done in conjunction with Just Write. “Use. Your. Words.” I say this phrase to my kids a billion times a week or so I think. I mean, say how you feel, don’t hit your brother in frustration. I mean, tell me what you want, don’t just cry. I mean use a whole sentence when you are asking me for something, please...