Basic, Never Boring
These last couple of weeks I have had a serious case of cabin fever. Actual fevers, snots galore, less sleep than normal and not as much time outside has led to me being a bit of a shit mom. I could tell myself those are all excuses for not being the mom I want to…
On September 11, 1974, NBC premiered “Little House on the Prairie®,” the TV adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s infamous book series, The Little House. At that time, there were only three TV networks: NBC, CBS and ABC, and therefore much of America tuned in each week to watch the Ingalls family’s westward pioneer journey in…
What we’re working on… A Book Club! via GIPHY The Ur Basic Mom Book Club. This book club would be a linked group to our Facebook page. Book selection and discussion would be lead by one of our fabulous contributors each month. Would you join? Head over to our Facebook post and vote! What we’re…
Are leggings pants? There have been many off the cuff arguments about whether or not leggings qualify as pants, even to the point that some schools have banned them altogether. More recently, one mom has decided to pen a short commentary explaining, “I’m just a Catholic mother of four sons with a problem that only…
Let me tell you a little story. A couple Sundays ago, local church members came knocking on our door. Now these individuals were not just any person from the community. No, each of them were people that I would consider as friends. These 4 people were doing community outreach. They asked one simple question, “What…
April Fools’ Day goes back fairly long ago in history. It’s speculated that it originated in the 1580s in France when they switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Those who didn’t “get the memo” or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued…
What we’re thankful for… Waterproof mattress protectors… My son was sick this week. He got sick in his bed. We woke up at 3am and had to do the whole clean up routine. He even needed a shower. It was bad. The one saving grace, his waterproof mattress pad. For that, today, I am so…
The Jane the Virgin final season is finally here, y’all!!! via GIPHY If you aren’t watching Jane the Virgin- what is wrong with you?!? This show has got it all. A loveable main character, a nemesis to love/hate, a close knit family, parenting challenges, and major eye candy in the form of Justin Baldoni (or…
Disclaimer: If my child received one, I would probably cry and take pictures, too. BUT, to view this in an unbiased way, I have to ask…why are we giving children rewards for DOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING ANYWAY? With my older daughter in school, I am beginning to see that children receive…
Whether you’d like to admit it or not, we’ve all judged other moms at least once in our lifetimes. Maybe you were single and nowhere near having children, or a new mom, or pregnant when you did it. In any case, we’ve all been a judgy mom at one time or another. I’ve done it….