Articles: Family Life

A Tour of my Christmas Tree: All of my Favorite Ornaments and the Stories Behind Each One

I love my Christmas Tree. Every single ornament on my tree has a story behind it. Some of them are ornaments made by my great grandparents before I was even born. Some of them are ornaments passed down to me from my mom or my grandma. A lot of them are celebrating moments in my life. I have ornaments for my kiddos too. So, let's take a tour of my Christmas tree, shall we? 

Quickie Questions: Post-Thanksgiving Shopping Edition

Hello everyone! Happy week after Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a fun holiday and ate some delicious food and spent time with people you care about. 

Well, it's Monday again, the last Monday in November, and that means it's time again for Quickie Questions, where I ask y'all a super important question in hopes of getting y'all talking to each other in the comments! This week's question: 

Happy Holidays: Gobble Gobble

Happy Thanksgiving from the Mama Writes Reviews family! 

Ear Tube & Adenoid Surgery Follow Up Visit with the ENT & the Audiologist: What to Expect

Today was Froot Loop's follow up visit with the ENT and the Audiologist. I decided to make a day of it and brought my mom along with us so we could go out to eat and do some shopping and stuff. 

Quickie Questions: Thanksgiving Traditions Editions

Hi everyone! I'm back. Hopefully Froot Loop is better (we have our follow up appointment tomorrow) and Cocoa Puff and I are over this allergy thing which rolled in with the cold front earlier this week. So, I was wondering: 

It's Sunday night: The Aftermath of Ear Tube and Adenoid Surgery

Hi all. It's Sunday right before bedtime and I've decided I'm going to take a few more days off. I am absolutely wiped out from taking care of Froot Loop. 

Update on Froot Loop: What Happened On the Day of Ear Tube & Adenoid Surgery

Holy cow, it was a long day. Froot Loop was up way too late last night because he was worked up and "excited" about his surgery. That set back everyone elses bedtimes and I got to bed late too. Then, of course, it had to storm all night. So, I got two hours of sleep, plus a little bit of dozing between 3-5 AM. 

Surgery on schedule: How to Prepare for Ear Tube & Adenoid Removal Surgery

I had Froot Loop's pre-op visit today. Things are right on schedule for him to have his ear tube and adenoid surgery next week. 

I Could NOT Be Any Happier Right Now! My Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions!

Sorry, y'all. I was up way too late watching the Cubs WIN THE WORLD SERIES! Holy cow! 

This is Why the Health Insurance System SUCKS Right Now

I am already stressed out this morning. I did not get to sleep until well after 1 am because I was really worked up and apparently it crossed over into today.