by tmom-dfw26 | Aug 17, 2013 | Parenting a Gifted Child
Doesn’t it feel like everyone claims they have a gifted child these days? You hear a myriad of things from friends, neighbors, and complete strangers. My child is talented and gifted. My child is in a pull out program because she’s bored in the classroom. My child is...
by tmom-dfw26 | Aug 9, 2013 | Recommended Resources
When you sit down with a book for a bit of uninterrupted reading, or interrupted for that matter, don’t you want to be transported to another time and place, completely forgetting for a few moments the concerns or insecurities that daily life brings? Sure you do and...
by tmom-dfw26 | Aug 8, 2013 | Encouragement from the Edge
I love music. I particularly love music with meaningful words. I am a firm believer that what goes into the mind, takes seed and grows. This means I am very selective as to what my family and I listen to. Sometimes it can be enlightening to watch a music video to a...
by tmom-dfw26 | Aug 7, 2013 | Stay at Home Mom
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! All you moms out there! Listen up!! Let me share a valuable tip I learned the hard way! When you are planning any kind of excursion, getaway, trip or vacation, be in 3 days or 14 days, always plan for “recovery time!” It needs to be built in on the...
by tmom-dfw26 | Aug 6, 2013 | Technology Man
New friend, allow me the pleasure of introducing you to my wonderful husband, Technology Man. As of this writing, we just celebrated twelve years of marriage. Yes, he has many other names, most of which CAN be listed here, but for the purposes of my blog, I will refer...
by tmom-dfw26 | Aug 5, 2013 | Stay at Home Mom
Are you one of those SAHMs who lives paper free? Is there an app for everything on your phone, including your to-do list? Does all your paper make it into the trash, shredder, or recycle bin? Here’s a shout out to you! Me, you ask? Nowhere close! I treasure the feel...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 27, 2013 | Stay at Home Mom
Let’s be fair to all the mom’s out there. Whether you are a stay at home mom, working mom, stepmom, whatever your label, family vacations are really trips. Call them what they are: Trips. Albeit, family trips. When you leave the children and go somewhere with your...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 20, 2013 | Blended Parenting
Step parenting comes with its own unique set of challenges. No one needs to tell you that. Although in retrospect, I wish someone had sat me down and told me in so many words. So, how do you begin? Whether you are just starting out on your journey of being a step mom...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 19, 2013 | Blended Parenting
Distracted listening. Selective hearing. Ignoring. Add to that list, incessant texting, phones ringing, doors knocking, IMing, video skyping, email beeping, timers dinging, clocks ticking and there’s a pretty good chance that someone somewhere is going to...
by tmom-dfw26 | Jul 18, 2013 | Blended Parenting
Nicknames. We all have them. Stinky Feet, Four Eyes, Cutie Pie, Step Mom, Smarty Pants, Sweetheart, The Geek, Little General. Some we instigate, others we inherit, many we earn, still others evolve through funny or embarrassing situations we found ourselves in. Most...
