{I Am That Mother}

In recent years I have been criticized heavily for the way I parent my kids and how much freedom I give them (or don't give them). I admit that I'm the definition of a helicopter mom. I want my children to be safe. I want to know where they are and what they're doing. I want to do who their friends are and if they're going to be hanging out with someone new, or a group, I want to know those kids ...

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{Dating Advice for my Teenagers}

There comes a time in every parent's journey when they hear the dreaded words I have a boyfriend/girlfriend. That happened to us just about a month ago. I tell you what kids, it was not an experience I was prepared for, but I feel like I've got some wisdom to impart on my two teenagers. ...

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{I Can't Make a Video About This}

I have been thinking about doing this since it happened. But I can't bring myself to make that video. I can't bring myself to talk about it most days. I was telling a woman at work about it the other day and almost had a melt down. It's still so fresh in my mind. Like it happened yesterday. I know people are going to think I'm insane. The it's just a dog saying comes out of peoples mouths a lot...

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{Celebrating Baby Waylon!}

My little sister is having a baby! And I caught the shower on video. Well, actually, what happened was I caught some of it on video. Most of it is pictures. I must have deleted some of the clips when I was trying to get more space free on the memory card. Boo! But here it is, in all its glory! I hope you enjoy! -Kris...

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{Our Journey to The House on the Rock | His Mine 'N Ours}

I absolutely love impromptu road trips! There was little no planning and I didn't need to pack anything. We just decided on a Wednesday that we wanted to go to the House on the Rock in WI and on a Saturday, we headed out of the house and went! I absolutely adore making memories with my kids like that. Memories that I made with my grandparents when I was about their age. Memories they will hold...

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{Well Look Who's Back! | His Mine 'N Ours}

It's good to be back folks! Did you miss me? All 2 of you that actually still read this blog, ha! I'm not sure why I took such a long break. My last post was back in December. But here I am, back at it like the pro I am! OK, I'm not a pro. I'm a novice at best. But whatever, I'm here again. Lets start this one out right, with a little work/life update shall we...

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