parenting BY dummies

TGIPinterest. Valentine’s Day Inspired Pins to Swoon Over.

Dumb Mom — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:46:12 +0000

Pin It I spent a bunch of time checking out Pinterest and trying to come up with something super fun and cool to do for the Dudes’ Valentine’s Day cards. Then a couple of things dawned on me: one, me making a bunch of Valentine’s Day cards by hand (45 to be exact) is not [...]

Dumb Mom’s Guide to Family Car Shopping. My Dream Family Car.

Dumb Mom — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:44:29 +0000

We are shopping for a car. Not shopping like going around to car dealerships to be haggled by combed over men in bad suits letting them run our credit, but shopping like I spend every morning building my car on random car maker websites. And blatantly ignoring all of the emails Dumb Dad sends me [...]

Eating Healthy for Kids. Horizon Dairy Live Chat!

Dumb Mom — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:58:34 +0000

You guys know I’ve been doing the whole eat-healthy-and-stop-being-lazy cooking from home thing this month, right?! Well, I’ve also been proudly leading the Horizon Dairy Healthy Families Community with a bunch of other seasoned healthy eaters. Yep, trying the whole learning by doing approach to healthy living. I used to be really good about blaming [...]

Wordful Wednesday. How to Throw a Ninja Birthday Party.

Dumb Mom — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:55:45 +0000

And, exhale. The ninja party is officially over! I can feel your excitement over this development. Or maybe it is just that my very own excitement over putting this shindig behind me is just so very great. I don’t know. Either way, it’s over and done with. Never to be resurrected again (I have a [...]

Dumb Mom’s Guide. Google Friend Connect is Dying So What Now?

Dumb Mom — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:34:05 +0000

Something scary is just about to happen in the land of the blog. Google Friend connect is dying! **Insert ominous music** So, what does that mean for all of you lovely people who at some point, rather by force or by choice, pressed the follow button over there in the pBd sidebar? I’m not entirely [...]

Dude, Awesome! Raising Genderless Children.

Dumb Mom — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:41:42 +0000

This week was supposed to mark the inauguration of Dude, Awesome! And, while it still is sorta, I had a last minute change of heart and decided to write about my Dudes (I know, again) and how I am so utterly proud of their dudeness. Probably you’ve seen these news headlines recently about parents who [...]

TGIPinterest. Join Me for a Pin This Challenge!

Dumb Mom — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:16:21 +0000

I’m in the mood for newness in 2012, can you tell? pBd got a facelift (didya notice? Please say you noticed!), I’m living a life of depravity, and now I’m fully accepting that I probably have something of a borderline obsessive disorder of some sort (that does NOT require intervention, because if you try try [...]

Writer’s Workshop. Breakfast of Champions.

Dumb Mom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:22:29 +0000

I made an insane number of resolutions this year. I know, the wrong thing to do because they weren’t entirely realistic, and they aren’t completely manageable, and forget about starting small; I’m a go big kinda girl myself. I don’t know if I was inspired by the fact that the world is slated to end, [...]

Horizon Dairy Live Chat. How Do You Keep Your Family Active and Healthy?!

Dumb Mom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:28:07 +0000

Being healthy is something that I strive to achieve in my personal and family life. Fortunately, I have three of the most active humans living under my roof and finding ways to stay active isn’t too hard. Plus, with my new Eating Real Simple BY Dummies challenge to cook healthier at home in 2012 well [...]

Wordful Wednesday. Dude in a Bowtie.

Dumb Mom — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:33:00 +0000

Welcome to another week of Wordful Wednesday! This week I’m bringing you the requisite birthday post you knew to expect because it’s #3’s birthday week and I am sadly predictable. Only, guess what?! His birthday is not even today! Ha! How’s that for predictable?! This is me trying to throw off all of the kid [...]