Muthering Heights

Good Things Happen...

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:14:00 +0000

...for big girls who use the potty! We're not totally there yet, but I'll welcome any progress she makes! {Click here and here for more WW!} {You're always...

Mami's Got Her Groove Back

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:07:00 +0000

Finally. After four long months, I am finally beginning to feel as though I am running the house, rather than the house running me. It seems that with each new baby I bring home, it takes...

I Have Found Such Joy

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:41:00 +0000

I Have Found Such Joy I have found such joy in simple things; A plain, clean room, a nut-brown loaf of bread, A cup of milk, a kettle as it sings, The shelter of a roof above my...

It Should Be An Adventure

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:08:00 +0000

"Bringing up a family should be an adventure, not an anxious discipline in which everybody is constantly graded for performance." ~Milton R. Saperstein {Join us on our...

Outpouring

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:47:00 +0000

As each year passes, it seems that Thanksgiving is further and further buried beneath the maddening commercial bullet train speeding toward Christmas. And personally, I don't really...

Picture Day - Eleventh Grade

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:00 +0000

You may have discerned from the title of this post that my school photo series is nearly complete, praise the Lord! Mercy, mercy, mercy. My junior year of high school. Perhaps one of...

If You Have A Girl, You Want One Of These!

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:44:00 +0000

If you and I were to strike up a discussion on adorable girls' hair accessories, I would be remiss if I failed to mention the sweet creations from Little Gal Designs! I have always...

She's On To Me

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:48:00 +0000

Do you ever shift in to autopilot while playing with your children? I know I do, especially when I'm feeling fatigued. I can usually feign focused attention, without my children realizing...

Heartworks By Lori Locket Winner!

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:02:00 +0000

The winner of this incredible locket from Heartworks by Lori is... Commenter # 29 - HaB! Please email me ASAP, and we'll get you all set up! :) Thank you to all who...

Chunky Monkey

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:50:00 +0000

What you're not seeing here is the third chin. {Click here and here for more WW!} Make yourself cozy here at The Heights!

Toothpicks

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:51:00 +0000

A few months ago, I tweeted frantically for advice when Rose had accidentally locked herself in her bedroom. I recall making 758740916 attempts to spring her from the room on my own, before...

UPrinting.com Business Card Winners!

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:22:00 +0000

The winners of the UPrinting.com business card giveaway are: Lynn and Tami! Congratulations ladies! Please email me from the address you would like me to pass on to...

Turf War

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:38:00 +0000

He reached out, and encircling me with a firm grip, pulled me closer. Gently brushed my neck with his nose, and slowly tenderly, ran it down to my shoulder. Without warning, his body...

Not Casual Guests

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:24:00 +0000

"Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be...

I Don't Want Them To Know

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:23:00 +0000

Life with three children under the age of three is, to speak euphemistically, utterly exhausting. Between sleepless nights of feeding, comforting & reassuring, and days spent quelling...

Picture Day - Ninth Grade

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:06:00 +0000

In know, I skipped another year. But really, after last week's travesty of a school photo, do we need to dwell on the horror that was middle school? I think not. So instead, we shall...

Another Rockin' Business Card Giveaway!!

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:30:00 +0000

UPrinting.com is offering yet another awesome giveaway!!! When it comes to professional looking business cards, I personally don't think UPrinting's business cards can't be beat! I have a...

Pick A Pumpkin From The Pile...

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Yes. I did it. I paid thirty dollars to take my children to a pumpkin patch. *Sigh.* But for the amount of fun my little ones had, I'd say it was well worth it. ...

The Most Amazing Giveaway I've Ever Done!

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:09:00 +0000

You. Yes you. You can have a chance to win this incredibly gorgeous, unbelievably amazing locket from Heartworks By Lori: Yes, it nearly stopped my heart too!! I am a...

A Maize Maze

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Wandering a maize maze in the lazy autumn sun... What do you do for harvest time fun? {Click here and here for more WW}

Like A Box Of Chocolates

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:12:00 +0000

Such is life, or so they say. A box of chocolates. But it seems to me that life is more like potty training. It's about patience. And diligence. And...

Custom Postcard Winners Announced!

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:49:00 +0000

The winners of the UPrinting.com custom postcards are... Melanie (of Whimsical Creations) and Dana (of Frugal in VA)! Congratulations!!! Thank you to all who entered!

Let's Try Old MacDonald Again...

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:26:00 +0000

On Thursday, Jordan and I took our family to a local farm for a bit of autumnal amusement. Among the many attractions at the farm was a small collection of baby farm animals. To our...

The Heart Speaks

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:31:00 +0000

"The best conversations with mothers always take place in silence, when only the heart speaks." ~Carrie Latet

Bloggers Care!

MutheringHeights@gmail.com (Muthering Heights) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:43:00 +0000

I know, I know. It's still October. And yet, this is a post about preparing for Christmas! More specifically, it's about Operation Christmas Child. One of the greatest...