Wow! Phones have come so far. I swear I couldn’t see the dust on my pumpkin until I uploaded this picture, and then BOOM dust everywhere! You’d think I would delete it and start over, but you’d be wrong! Anyway, it’s that time of year when we...
Recently, my sweet kindergartener, Turkey Burger, made a bad choice at school. To protect her privacy (hehe), I won’t go into details. It shocked the heck out of us! By the end of the week, I had gained some perspective, but in the moment, I was kind of freaking...
Maybe you’ve taken the time to read my previous post about why your kids won’t play with their toys, and now you’ve got a better grasp of what makes a great toy. Hopefully you’re working on minimizing and organizing your kids’ current stash. If your toy...
Ugh, we all know the feeling. It can easily happen after a birthday, Christmas or a routine Target run. You’ve barely even broken down the boxes and hauled them off to the recycling bin, and already, the kids are whining that they have nothing to do. It’s a gross...
I had a text conversation this week with a couple of old gal pals. We only see each other about once a year, since we live across the country from each other. It’s always fun! I checked in on them earlier this week to see how they were recovering, since both...
This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission from your clicks. Check out my full disclosure here. Chicken Patty, my middle child, is a 2-year-old disaster on wheels. Give me all the TIPS AND TRICKS, sisters. He has ALL the behavior...
I'm Whitney, the mama behind Mama Manages. As a former teacher and current SAHM to three little kids under 6, I write what I know: public school and learning at home. I'm trying to raise kids who are growing in character, independence, faith, and brains. Join my email list to follow along with my successes and failures as I pursue my dreams to become a real writer.