How Do You Backstep From Hussy?

How do you back step from the word HUSSY? When your kid gets his heart broken - @toulousentonic

I know that sounds like a new dance but it’s not. At least, not yet. Today, the little girl that broke my son’s heart decided after a couple of months that she wants to be his girlfriend again. He is ecstatic. Like soul-singing happy. It’s strange because he talked about his broken heart for a couple […]

The Sound That’s Going To Make Your Head Explode

How to stop the chaos with just one sound - @toulousentonic

Since my youngest boy became verbal, I’ve found that I mostly use only a handful of words, phrases and sounds on a daily basis – most of them meant to either stop a fight between the two boys or get them to stop making all the sounds. *post contains affiliate links I really think that […]

Welcome to the Middle. (A letter to Asher on his 8th birthday)

Welcome to the Middle: How his 8th birthday makes his mom feel. - @toulousentonic

Dear Asher, It’s your birthday and you’re all sprints to the front door to see if the mail has come and manic checking and rechecking of your birthday party guest list. You seem unchanged from yesterday, the day you were 7. The same boy but turned up to cake! Am I the only one who knows? Today is […]

The Top Non-Sucky Movies To Watch With Kids.

The Princess Bride

I haven’t been out on New Year’s Eve in 7 years. I’ll give you one guess at the age of my oldest kid. But it seems that staying home on New Year’s Eve is just a byproduct of being a parent.  Even the babysitters wanna go out that night so if you have kids, you’re […]

Mom’s Guide to Dinosaurs

Mom's Dinosaur Cheat Sheet - @toulousentonic

*Post may contain affiliate links I don’t know about you but I come from a girly family and until I had boy children, I had never had a single conversation about dinosaurs (lucky me) that didn’t involve Land of the Lost. Now I have 2 boys and dinosaurs are one of the only things we ever freaking […]

DIY Construction Birthday Cake

Easy 3 step DIY Construction Birthday Cake - @toulousentonic

I’m more of a #craftfail mom most of the time but my DIY Construction Birthday Cake left everybody wowed, including Today.com. And best of all, it involved only 3 easy steps. My 3yo is nuts about everything construction. One of his first frequent words was “digging.” Every single time we’d drive by even the most minimal of […]

How To Stay Sane at Disney World.

Sanity (and money) saving secrets to Disney World plus how to score that drink you want - even at the Magic Kingdom

Are you one of the throngs planning a trip to Disney World and/or Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida anytime in the next few years? It’s expensive but totally worth it to be a kid with your own kids in the most magical place on earth. My husband and I just took our oldest (7yo) and spent about […]

20 Things My Boys Would Never Figure Out Without Me

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Last week, I shared with you 15 Things My Husband Would Never Figure Out Without Me and 15 Things I’d Never Figure Out Without My Husband (written mostly so I could write the other one). This week, it’s all about my boys. I wrote 20 Things My Boys Would Never Figure Out Without Me.  I meant […]

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