by Brooke Romney | Oct 21, 2014 | Parenting
Can I take you back seven years? Seven years ago, my children were ages 4, 2 and 1. Seven years ago, I had things all figured out for older children. I assumed once diapers, whining and incredibly long bedtime routines were over, it was going to be smooth...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 12, 2014 | Parenting
For Father’s Day, Let Him Be His Own Kind of Dad I took staying home with a baby very seriously. I read book after book and article after article. I spent minutes, hours, and days brainstorming and pondering how to create perfect babies, toddlers and children. I...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 4, 2014 | Parenting
I cannot believe that another school year has passed! This year went especially quickly…I feel like I was stalled in the month of March and all of a sudden it is June! We love using our summertime to explore new places and experiences and enjoy both the lazy...
by Brooke Romney | May 29, 2014 | Parenting
Recently I was chatting with a friend about her son’s experience in 6th grade. Her comment to me was, “Well, it has been a year of life lessons.” I wanted to know more. To summarize, her son was with a teacher he didn’t get along with, he ended...
by Brooke Romney | May 27, 2014 | Parenting
I was slow to the iPhone party. Until 2 years ago, my cell phone was just that…a phone. When I got my first iPhone, I was in love, mostly with Siri who could coax my directionally impaired brain to get anywhere with confidence, but otherwise, it was still just a...
by Brooke Romney | May 13, 2014 | Parenting, Relationships
We have moved 9 times in our 14 years of marriage. Some moves have taken us across the country and other moves have taken us to the city next door. Surprisingly, every move is hard in its own way. Making close friends quickly and easily only happened 1 out of 9 times....