Authors Posts by Mary C
Mary C
Mary grew up in Texas but fled north in pursuit of seasons and snow. She fell for a Michigan boy, and they are raising three mini Michigangsters. Mary lives for 90's music, books by Jasper Fforde, strong mosquito repellent, and using a big word when a little one will do. She adores her husband and children, tolerates housework, and dotes on her flock of backyard chickens.
My Two-Step Cure for Smelly Shoes
Will the aromatic assault ever end?
When you're pregnant, smells are extra sharp and often make you nauseous. After baby's arrival, diapers are putrid. Once...
It’s Group Fundraiser Season: THIS is How You Respond to a Child Selling Something
Friends, I'm afraid it's group fundraiser season again. The kiddos are bringing music booster fundraiser kits home, with visions of incentive prizes dancing in...
“Me Time” Doesn’t Mean “Not You Time”
For the past two years, some of my girlfriends and I have gone on a river tubing adventure right before school starts up. It...
How Willy Wonka Helps Me Parent
I would love to say I was very intentional about introducing my children to that wizard of scrumdiddlyumptious things, Willy Wonka.
The truth is, I...
How to Safely Save a Turtle! {And Your Toes!}
I can tell from the number of turtles I've seen on the roads that summer has finally arrived in Michigan.
While the emergence of turtles...
The Art of Mommy Centering in Four “Easy” Steps
I know I'm not the only mom who struggles with the yelling problem. The losing-your-mind problem. Or the I'm-finally-at-the-end-of-my-rope-and-I-snap problem.
And I believe that, like...
Parenting in the Digital Age: Digitizing the Keepsakes
This year I have a first grader and a kindergartner, and they bring home enough paper to make Treebeard weep. {The Ent? Lord of the...
A Love Letter to a Friend in Pain
Something unthinkable and inconceivable has happened to you. I know you feel like you will never be whole again. Like nothing will ever be...
A Complete Novice’s Guide to Reupholstering a Dining Room Chair
Let me start by saying that I LOVE all things HGTV. I could watch the Scott brothers or Joanna Gaines or any of the other personalities...