It's going to be loud

     my childhood home in the 80's 1) They didn't have someone posting every 5 minutes on social media insisting they are crappy parents because their kids are not eating organic food (or because they yell at their kids or don't yell at their kids...the list goes on and on) 2) They didn't have other parents giving them the evil eye in public because they were not abiding by the social media posts mentioned in reason #1. 3) They didn't have to worry about their kid's birthday parties. They would call a few of our friends over, have us play outside and then we would eat cake. I have adopted this old way of birthday parties and I highly recommend it. No gifts, no goody bags... just good old fashion fun. 4) They didn't have to worry about rear facing "recommendations" with car seats. I feel like the worst parent because I flipped my 18 month around to face forward. By the time I was 18 months I was probably st...

So, why the blog? Sanity? Reassurance? Just name a reason. I have had many people suggest I blog so here it is. Real, crazy and it is going to be loud. As I am typing, my 17 month old is screaming while the 3 and 5 year olds are out jumping on the trampoline. Oh, I should stop blogging because my baby is crying or maybe I should be supervising the older ones more closely...you might want to the leave this blog now. Run away...fast. In my defense, daddy is out on the trampoline but typically he travels during the week so don't give me too much credit. I guess for full disclosure (being the first blog in all) I should say that I have a glass a wine next to the keypad. This will be normal.  Sure I could parent...wait, now my 3 year old is crying at me. Oh, he hurt his ear. Obviously, daddy couldn't help with such matters. This is not a jab at daddy. The 3 year old is fickle. Back to "sure I could". Sure I could parent without wine, but why? Laughing matters aside for ...