One Mutha's Opinion

Two weeks ago, I was going insane.  Potty training is a horrible, horrible thing. To me, it's got to be like Basic Training. You can prepare as much as you want, but you will never understand the true pain one goes through until you have been in the trenches. The book, Army Basic Training: Be Sma...

I HATE Potty Training. I'm not sure if there is anything worse when it comes to raising a toddler. I have done it four times already, and it doesn't get any easier. It has actually gotten harder. I wonder if it is harder because I am older, more tired, less patient, and distracted by other little...

Laundry can be overwhelming to say the least and monotonous at best. My old routine was a load a day. It was quick and easy. Our old washer/dryer set was nine years old.  I like the word was because we just got the new fan-dangled Kenmore, throw 27 towels and the kitchen sink and still have room ...

When I get a free moment, I try to watch Ellen. There are a lot of reasons, but mainly because she makes me laugh out loud and I love to watch her dance. I love the music she chooses, so sometimes I will get up and move too. She started a Life List Movement and I wanted to get in on the action. I...

If you have more than one kid, the dishes can get ridiculous. You can imagine what it's like with six. Just the drinking glasses can be horrific. They did for me. My four boys would use 3 to 4 cups each on any given Saturday. Forget about the “I didn’t leave that cup outside” arguments. It was cr...

I believe in God. I believe He has a great sense of humor too. I also believe He was laughing at me this entire week. In my VERY sick brain, this is what I believe He was trying to tell me.You are a good Mom, Rocky. But not that good! I thought you needed to be put in your place this week. You d...

Dear Santa, As you probably already know, I was watching Oprah yesterday and Al Gore was on talking about Global Warming. At the dinner table last night, I explained to my kids what Global Warming is and told them that we need to do even more to help our Earth. I told them that the Carbon Dioxide...