The Barbie House is the aftermath of pretend play, captured in images and captioned with humor by Shannon Doyle. Shannon Doyle is a contributor to TheMommyhood.com. This creative and hilarious mom lives in Louisville, KY with her husband, son Henry (9) daughter Louisa (7) and son Charlie (5). BARBIE® is a registered trademark of Mattel, […]
WubbaNubs Are Cool Pacifiers
My kids and I recently met up with my daughter’s teacher from last year to see her and meet her new baby. And her baby had the coolest pacifier ever! It’s called a WubbaNub, and it is basically a stuffed-animal pacifier. According to the company’s web site, this product was invented by a mom who was […]
Stroller Strides & How to Clean a Jogging Stroller
Stroller Strides My friend, Megan, runs with her baby and uses this jogging stroller. She does something called Stroller Strides, which is an exercise program that moms can do with their babies. It’s a class you take, and the one nearest me costs about $9.00 per class. I’m actually beyond the stroller stage, but thought […]
My Husband Remembering This Day Ten Years Ago
This post was written by my husband about his experience in Washington, DC on September 11, 2001. Surreal — that’s the word that I’ve used most often in describing the events of 9/11 while living in the Metro DC area. I had just started my day in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill […]
Motherhood Moment: Only at My House…
Because that’s how we roll. Annnnd, here’s how it looked from the outside. I think this pretty much sums up our world.
How to De-Clutter Your Wallet and Key Chain
Do you have an insane amount of store loyalty cards in your wallet and on your key chain like I do? Well, I found a great app for my phone that is helping me with this problem. It’s called Key Ring and it allows me to store all of my card numbers in my phone. Neat, […]
Raindrops Keep Fall’n on My Head
Back in April there was a hailstorm that did for roofers in Knoxville what the hurricane did for Forrest Gump and Cap’m Dan’s Bubba Gump Shrimp business. Almost everyone I know in town (including us) is scheduled to get a new roof. We weren’t in a big hurry, because we didn’t have any leaks. Ahem, […]
Milkshakes, Losers and Idiots
My husband was away on a weekend business trip at a luxury resort while I was treated to an EXTRA helping of “quality” time with the kids. Caffeine I have fallen off the soda wagon so many times (I am pretty much out of excuses). We were headed to my nephew’s 2-year-old birthday party and […]
Tech Tuesday: How to Stay Organized with Evernote
I remember reading about an organizational tool called Evernote a while ago. But it wasn’t until my friend Adam sent me this video that I realized how much this tool could actually help me (us) keep things organized. Take a look, and let me know what you think.
How My Four Year Old Learned to Read
I’m not one of those people who is hung up on when my kid does XYZ. But I have to tell you that my son, Charlie (who just turned four) can sound out words and read a little bit. I wish I could say, “Oh yes, I taught my young progeny to read!” But that would […]
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-- Walker (5) Tupelo, MS
- "You are really annoying, and it is NOT opposite day."
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Son: I’m not sure… “I can’t tell the future and I don’t have a working time machine.”
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