Category Archives: AllMomDoes

I've struggled off and on with acne since my teenage years, and I can tell you that the solution isn't quick or easy. Any website, blog post, or product touting that they have the absolute cure for yo...

We were all in a long row, my family of ten, singing at church. At the time, my oldest was sixteen and my youngests, my twins, were newborns. My oldest kids at that point had been in the baby game a l...

If you are old enough, think back to 1996 when the movie Jerry Maguire came out. Do you remember how cute the little boy with the glasses was? It made me want to have a kid someday that needed glasses...

Hey there, momma. I just thought I'd let you know that I see you. This week, social media is lit up with women shouting out about breastfeeding and all of the benefits of it. Pages of facts, encouragi...

Kids are forward-looking folks - that is, they're always looking ahead to the next thing. Waiting doesn't come easy. But that same sense of anticipation can be a source of fun, when you channel it in ...

I am a big fan of messy science. I do it in my classroom with 3rd and 4th graders, and I do it at home with my own boys. In my mind, the messier the science, the more learning that happens! Emerson is...

Well, it's that time again: Attack of the killer zucchinis! Every year I say the same thing, "THIS year I'm going to pick all the squash while it's new and small!" And, every year, this happens: (And,...

I've come up with a few things I live by in motherhood. Most are pretty simple, like "If you don't want them to hear you say it, they will not only hear it but repeat it." Also, "If all else fails to ...

Our adult children are raising their own children now and it causes me to think back to what I did "back in the day" to make summer fun simpler. It's summer and there's so much fun to be had! Here are...

Last week, Washington State's new distracted driving law went into effect. Beyond the existing law of texting or having the phone to your ear while driving, Washingtonians are now prohibited to even h...