Hi Gen Xers!

Welcome! Feel free to peruse and enjoy all the material here. Unfortunately, our crazy lives and schedules have changed and we are no longer posting as a team. Some of us, however, have continued on with blogs of our own. Please follow us along on these sites: The Librarian (Ruth) – The Jedi Musician’s Mama – http://jedismama.com/ [...]

Kipper!

We were at the cabin recently and got a ton of snow. And by a ton I mean check out the picture of the car. It was level with the ground when we pulled in. Sadly, Mouse is not a huge fan of the snow. He doesn’t like to walk in it. As in, he [...]

Keep Dreaming

In the Fall of 2010, the owner of Belly Sprout, Christy Funk, posed a question on her Facebook wall. She asked us mamas out there if our dreams were on hold now that we have children or were we living the dream, balancing work that we loved and our children. This got me thinking. I [...]

Veggies Part 2

From our contributor, the Cooking Mama! Spring is upon us and that means that decent produce is slowly finding its way back to the grocery store and farmers’ markets, hurrah! My days of picking through mangled, sad looking, and yet still incredibly overpriced specimens and relying heavily on frozen and packaged fruits and veggies are [...]

In a Dinner Rut? Some Quick Fixes

Are you tired of eating – and cooking – the same exact meals night after night, week after week?  Does it feel like you could cook each night with your eyes closed? Here are some easy solutions:  (1)  Re-create your restaurant favorites Let’s face it.  We often eat out because need a break from cooking.  [...]

Organized Activities Are Cramping My Style

I always swore I wasn’t going to be one of those mothers whose children are in 50,000 different activities a day and who spend all of their time driving their children from place to place. So for a long time, I resisted organized weekly activities for Mouse. Also, I’m kind of cheap. We go to [...]

The Joys and Pains of Sharing a Room

Our girls share a room.  It’s one of the things I liked about having kids so close in age is that they could share a room.  And, since we ended up with 2 girls, they have years of potential room sharing ahead them.  Now, I knew that this would be problematic at first.  Toddlers aren’t [...]

Carnival Traditions in Germany, or Why Bavarians Eat Donuts After the Christmas Season

The German Teacher is here to tell you! In the United States, if someone mentions either Mardi Gras or Carnival, we’re likely to think of the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, Louisiana, or we might think of the carnival festivities in Brazil.  Carnival is celebrated here in Germany and throughout Europe.  In the Rhineland [...]

Who Are You Calling Grandma?

I suppose this is a consequence of delayed motherhood and that it was bound to happen sooner or later, but boy, it was a real shock. Mouse and I were in Gymboree class and Mouse had wandered off. The following ensued: Teacher: “Mouse, come on over and sit with Grandma!” Me: “I’m Mommy.” Teacher: “Oh, [...]

To Binky Or Not to Binky

From The Cooking Mama. Goose is almost 21 months old and yes, she’s still using a binky. We weaned from breastfeeding ages ago, she’s showing a mild interest in potty training, and she sleeps through the night pretty reliably, but Goose’s attachment to the binky (or mimi, as she calls it) seems to be one [...]