Mommin' Through Life

It's Friday afternoon and the sun is shining! What more could a person want? Oh ya, I forgot to mention that is is a brisk 40 degrees outside. We were teased earlier this week with two days of 60-degree weather and I'm so ready for that to return! I'm currently on day No. 2 of potty training my 2.5-year-old son. My patience is holding out better than I thought it would after changing wet underwear and so far only one poopy set of undies. I've heard the story of people being able to potty train their kiddos in three days...THREE DAYS?! Well, I'm giving that a shot. I may not be successful in getting him 100 percent potty trained, but if we get 50 to 75 percent of the way there, I'll be thrilled. I realize there will be set backs, but I am trying to keep a positive and hopeful mind. Has anyone else noticed the chitter-chatter of the birds each morning of this week? Isn't that an encouraging sign that spring is almost here? I've seen a handful of Robin...

My kids are on a 2-hour delay today after not having school for four days straight, talk about a mom who is about to lose her mind! Anyone else feel me?! This has also allowed me time to FINALLY sit down and write. My 7-week-old is snoozing in her swing and the three boys are playing and the hog chores are done outside, all before 9 a.m.!  On the 15 th of this month, I made one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. After nearly four years of working as an associate editor at The Farmer’s Exchange newspaper, I decided to resign. Why? Well, there are several reasons and I could bore you with all of those reasons, but I won’t. The biggest reason I chose to not return to work is my babies at home and the amount of money it would take each month to put them in childcare. When more than 50 percent of your monthly paycheck would go towards childcare, it becomes a serious consideration to turn your working-mom body into a stay-at-home mom body.  Upon this dec...