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My Top 10 Mom Cheats
Here they are: “I know you are tired. So very, very tired. But all you have to do is hold on until that baby is 5. Everything changes at...

Melanie Nicholas
Oct 20, 20143 min read


Whew! I passed Little Son’s kinder class visit
Of course, I naturally tried to foist it off onto Nurse Hubs. “But Daddy’s job is so much more interesting!” Nurse Hubs wasn’t having any...

Melanie Nicholas
Oct 6, 20144 min read


Mother-Son Fishing Trip? There’s a First Time for Everything.
Fishermom Kathy Harris and her son fly fishing the Miracle Mile in Colorado. My 7-year-old son is interested in fishing. Interested as in...

Melanie Nicholas
Sep 28, 20142 min read


Let’s Get Oily
What are essential oils? These highly concentrated oils provide the essence of a plant’s flavor and smell, and can be very useful around...

Melanie Nicholas
Sep 20, 20143 min read


How I (sorta) tried to save a butterfly, but didn’t
Diana Fritillary butterfly Imagine our surprise last week when we wheeled into the driveway and piled out of the car for the after-school...

Melanie Nicholas
Sep 8, 20144 min read
Graduation Speech
(From teacher Mary Stotts’ graduation speech tor her pre-k class in May 2014.) Parents, This a great day! The end of one great adventure...

Melanie Nicholas
Aug 22, 20143 min read


THANK YOU teachers!
Mrs. Rendi and Mrs. Mary with Bodacious. It’s that time of year again. My Pinterest feed is overflowing with suggestions for classroom...

Melanie Nicholas
Aug 22, 20143 min read


Like father, like daughter
I am my father’s daughter. No statement could make me more proud. I adored him, and he was my favorite person in the whole world. My life...

Melanie Nicholas
Aug 13, 20143 min read


Old lady shorts, cords and undies
My sporty knit shorts from LandsEnd.com When the Hubs and I got married, we went to London and Ireland for our honeymoon. We packed...

Melanie Nicholas
Aug 11, 20144 min read


Cheers to the best water bottle ever!
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Melanie Nicholas
Jul 15, 20141 min read


With a spoon: The Fire Extinguisher Grill
Here is one of the uniform options we considered for the master chefs. We ultimately chose the yellow turnout pants with red suspenders....

Melanie Nicholas
Jul 13, 20144 min read


3 sizes too small? Mack Daddy gets a triple bypass
So I started to write about patience and children. I have a sweet friend struggling with teaching her 2-year-old to wait a gosh-darned...

Melanie Nicholas
Jun 29, 20143 min read


Mouths of Babes
What??? Share this: Email Facebook Twitter Print Pinterest Google #decals #nosolicitingsigns #termites #thinmints

Melanie Nicholas
Jun 25, 20141 min read


Mouths of Babes
Big A knows more than he knows … . Today’s Moths of Babes is SO worth sharing! Anatomy lesson just overheard being given by the...

Melanie Nicholas
Jun 23, 20141 min read


So, I hired a trainer: Or, why I hate Doug
Balls, balls, balls to the wall. The Hubster and I took a short trip last month to Memphis and Arkansas. Did you know the WHOLE place is...

Melanie Nicholas
Jun 19, 20144 min read


MS won’t make me give up hope
When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2004, I thought my life was over. Hubs and I hadn’t been married long, and we didn’t have...

Melanie Nicholas
May 29, 20143 min read


World MS Day & Maya
I think her poem “And Still I Rise” captures the spirit of the thousands and thousands of us suffering with multiple sclerosis. It won’t...

Melanie Nicholas
May 28, 20141 min read


Caption Contest Winner Announced
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Melanie Nicholas
May 27, 20141 min read


Mouths of Babes
Argentinosaurus from wierdnwildcreatures.wikia.com Big A: “Mom, in Spanish class my teacher was telling us about a country called...

Melanie Nicholas
May 20, 20141 min read


Mouths of Babes
So the little guy stands up in the bathtub, throws his arms up and yells, “I DID IT! I TINKLE!!!” I just feel bad for his brother who was...

Melanie Nicholas
May 20, 20141 min read
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