blogging
Holding back because of the blog
This past week was a whirlwind of activity for the kids. We drove to Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina to spend time with family and in the middle of it all, we spent four days on the Disney property and snuck in a visit to Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure. It was an intense amount of…
Read More +Jumping into the blog world
When you are a parent, you can feel alone even when there are all kinds of parents around you. There are hundreds of parenting books out there but in the end, it’s up to you to figure it all out. I’ve spent years figuring it out while blogging about it along the way. I started…
Read More +Where are the grownups in the mommy world?
A week or so ago, I noticed Real Simple magazine had announced a plan for this week to be declared as “Be Nice on the Internet Week.” I loved the idea and joined the mailing list on Real Simple’s Facebook page. I was kind of hoping it would really offer solutions and encouragement to change…
Read More +Connecting without BlogHer
So there’s this big event underway that only Mom Bloggers really know about. It’s called BlogHer. It’s a really cool way women bloggers connect each and every year. It happens in the summer, which makes sense. But it also happens close to my family vacation time and I haven’t been able to attend… Let along…
Read More +29 Months Old (600th post)
In my constant documentation of Jordan, we’ve reached my girl’s 29th month. Every month is another amazing jump in independence and personality. I’m not sure how I can properly document this little one’s growth as she becomes more like a a little person every day. I obviously post a lot. This happens to be my…
Read More +Wow. I'm an Alltop Mom!
I’ve been a mom blogger since 2004 (I started with Mom Thoughts). It isn’t as long as many people out there. I have this small little following and I love everyone who visits here. I’ve always wondered if there were ways to make sure I reach as many moms out there who have kids with…
Read More +Thanks blog friends!
I have to say I’m pretty amazed by the immediate response of my blog and web friends when I announced our latest prosthetic arm problems. I live closest to a Shriner’s in St. Louis – that Shriner’s does not produce myoelectric arms. So, hopefully my physical therapist will target a Shriners that would be interested…
Read More +A little togetherness
I try not to pimp this blog much… I encourage parents of limb-different kids to visit, but I rarely encourage crowds of people to visit. After Jordan’s big performance, I kind of pimped it a bit because I’m really proud. Also, I kind of think it’s special to see the confidence and grace of an…
Read More +Woot!
I rebuilt the page. I think it’s kind of cool. I’ll keep working on it… But it seemed silly that I hadn’t built my own blog header. Yeehaw.
Read More +Oh dear. I'm obsessed.
So I’m falling deeper and deeper into this little blog world. I like it. It’s nice to find other mommies out there who understand what’s going on. Sometimes I link over to visit with BethGo and find her to be a wonderful support source. Sometimes I visit Imperfect Mommy to check on my friend’s wife…
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