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 they're big enough to giggle about it, passing gas is...
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 their heads. The Cub Scouts are at the gas station,...
“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 helps clear our heads, lets us let loose, and just...
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 came upon the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory {by the...
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 from their watery lairs is not yet acknowledged as an...
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 me, if you have looked into any way to control...
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 Rings? Anyone?} I am recycling more paper than I ever...
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 the same. How can you go on? Will you ever...
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 rehab almost anything and be completely happy.
I love dabbling in...