A Mom's Year

Creating a comfortable life one moment at a time

Cream Pie on a Stick

Hello, warm weather! Around here, hot days = popsicles. A box of store-bought fudgsicles are great, but if you want something special check out these chocolate cream pie pops. These are pudding pops and then some, with chunks of graham cracker crust and a creamy whipped topping/cream cheese layer. As you can see, ours aren’t exactly pretty, but Will sure looks happy. He pronounced them “very, very good.”

After you try these, check out the Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles here. Or how about these Chocolate and Salted Caramel Pudding Pops? Okay, somebody stop me. But I think it’s going to be a great summer.

Happy Weekend

Do you need a reminder to relax this weekend? We have the usual running around to do, but I’m going to listen to this poster’s advice and chill out. Find more cute prints here at Restyle’s Etsy shop.

Have a wonderful weekend! Hope to see you back on Monday.

The Power of Words

This video made me cry. Granted, I cry ridiculously easily. (Really, is there anything sadder than sobbing behind 3-D glasses at the end of Toy Story 3?) But something about this short video touched a nerve.

I want to be just like the young woman who helps the blind man. I don’t want to give away the ending, but let’s just say that this little gem has meaning on more than one level. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Spotted on The Bedlam of Beefy.

How to Travel with Real Children

My children, happily plugged in during a 13-hour flight.

I was recently asked about traveling with children. Since I’m not too comfortable giving advice, I went to the web to see what the experts have to say on the subject. But after reading several articles, including one by a woman who travels back and forth from the United States to India with twin boys and has never used electronic devices, I realized that those people are from a different species. So here are some thoughts for the rest of us.

[By the way, that reminds me of an article I read by a woman who nursed her son for five years. Her son’s teacher mentioned that he and another child were the calmest in the classroom. “Oh, that’s because they were both nursed for five years,” she replied. I’m sorry, girlfriend, but if you nursed your child for five years it’s because he came out calm. I made it to 18 months with mine, but it was like wrestling baby walruses.]

So back to traveling with kids. I’m all for it. People thought we were crazy for bringing our kids to China when they were six, four, and two to bring their little sister home, but it was the best thing we ever did. I want them to feel that this is their world to explore and enjoy and take care of. Of course, traveling with a family of six isn’t cheap, but every extra penny we have goes to taking a trip of some kind.

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