Kids are SO funny! I love what they come up with. Eight-year-old Alexus actually wrote her tooth fairy a list of funny questions, which I think are super funny. Clearly this is one awesome little kid. And I wonder what Avery Perkins’ tooth fairy (question #1) leaves under Avery’s pillow. Hmmm, we might need to […]
Easy Summer Dessert: Chocolate Mousse
My friend, Kelly, made this chocolate mousse for us several years ago. It’s delicious and easy. I recently found the recipe again and made it for the kids. Charlie (4): “Ooooh, what is this?” Me: “It’s chocolate mousse!” Charlie: “It’s MOOSE?!?!” Kids are so literal. Recipe for Light Chocolate Mousse 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® […]
Mess-Free Flash Cards & List of Sight Words By Grade
What are sight words? The most frequently used words in the English Language are known as sight words. Early readers need to practice them. The Joy of Flash Cards Flash cards are an excellent idea, but in my house they just end up all over the place (and I don’t need another mess to clean […]
Great TV Show for Young Readers
Had a funny conversation with my kids (5 and 7) this morning in the car on the way to camp… Me: “Did you have fun bagging corn at Aunt Charlotte’s house last night with Dad?” Molly (7): “Well, we didn’t really help, but we did find a new TV show we like. It’s called Wheel […]
Babyhood Gone
My kids and I were in line to pay for milk at the grocery store the other day when I heard myself say it. Charlie (5) was mesmerized by the gravitational force known as check-out-aisle candy as Molly (7) cooed at the baby in the cart in front of us. I looked at the baby […]
More Funny Quotes from Your House And Mine
If you have been around TheMommyhood.com at all, you know I LOVE funny quotes from kids and parents. I like to collect and share them, so if you have any that make you laugh, please feel free to send them in so we can all enjoy them. And many thanks to the people who sent […]
Motherhood Moments: Funny Things From Around the House
Some days, it’s laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh and the funny things I find around the house are an endless source of material. From notes to forts to food you find in places it’s just not supposed to be, I look for the humor in it (mostly, so I don’t lose it!). Me: […]
How to Cook Fresh Corn on the Cob in the Microwave
We are heading into prime fresh corn season, and my husband’s Aunt Charlotte passed along an AWESOME way to cook corn on the cob in the microwave. It’s fast, easy, and delicious! 1. Buy fresh corn from a farm or farmer’s market. 2. Cook in microwave for 4 minutes for 1 (and 8 minutes for 2). […]
In a Fog? Sometimes Motherhood Means No Sleep
No one tells you how frequently you will be sleep deprived when you become a mom. It does eventually get better (knocking on wood RIGHT now!). Anyway, when I saw this drawing by contributor Heather Hopp-Bruce it resonated with me. When it rains, it pours, doesn’t it? Have you been sleep deprived lately? Heather Hopp-Bruce […]
Baked Potato Bag
What’s easier than baked potatoes? Baked potatoes that are ready in 10 minutes! My sister came to dinner and brought with her a microwave baked potato bag. Um, microwaved baked potatoes? Ew. No, thank you! They are just not as good. Unless you have the bag. I was super skeptical, but they didn’t taste microwaved […]
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