Guest Post: 3 Budget-Friendly Easter Basket Tips for Health-Concious Parents

April 10, 2019April 11, 2019 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

Getting those Easter baskets ready for delivery this weekend? Well, good news: Kris from http://www.parentingwithKris.com has some great ideas to fill those baskets without having to fill cavities later! Peter Cottontail will be hopping down the bunny trail before you know it, which means adjusting your budget to fill those yearly Easter baskets. However, you … Continue reading Guest Post: 3 Budget-Friendly Easter Basket Tips for Health-Concious Parents

The Case of the Mystery Pre-School Day

March 8, 2019 ~ thespeechmom ~ 1 Comment

We have a little issue at our house. No one knows what they actually did at school. No one knows even ONE SINGLE THING that occured at preschool. It drives me insane. So I put on my therapist pants to take a closer look at the situation. Because that is what I do. And I … Continue reading The Case of the Mystery Pre-School Day

A Decent Person Who Remembers to Vote

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 ~ thespeechmom ~ 2 Comments

When Hank was born my grandfather held him and said "Henrik, that is the name of a president." John responded with "We are just hoping to raise him to be a decent human being who remembers to vote." Anyone that knows John is not surprised by his response. I rolled my eyes at John. Anyone … Continue reading A Decent Person Who Remembers to Vote

Gus and the Giant Tonsils

January 17, 2019 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

Whenever I forget how difficult it is to have a child who doesn't eat, God does this really great thing where he makes one of my kids have my issues. And then I get frustrated and angry and tell my kids to pull it together - and then I realize I am doing the things … Continue reading Gus and the Giant Tonsils

Christmas – Nothing Went as Planned: It was Perfect

January 9, 2019 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

I love Christmas. It is a huge thing. I really get into it. I shop for gifts starting in October. I bake, I decorate, I hide the elf, I watch ALL the Christmas movies. This year I even dedicated to reading nothing but Christmas books from Thanksgiving to Christmas. A nice repreieve from the biographies … Continue reading Christmas – Nothing Went as Planned: It was Perfect

Edible Socks? No, Consumable Stockings.

December 13, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ 1 Comment

Stockings are so much fun. All those little sweet gifts. We do little things in our stockings. We feel that the big fun stuff should come from us. I do not want the big guy in the red coat to be the one who gets all the credit for the good stuff. He can have … Continue reading Edible Socks? No, Consumable Stockings.

The Christmas Box

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

I know, I know. I should give Thanksgiving the week it deserves before I starting pushing Christmas into the lime light. So before I do that....Happy Thanksgiving. I am blessed to have lots and lots of wonderful people to share Thanksgiving with. We have celebrated Thanksgiving three times throughout the week. All with different groups … Continue reading The Christmas Box

Hungry for Truth about Buying Food for my Family

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ 1 Comment

I go into a lot of homes. I love it. I love seeing what people are shopping, cooking, and eating. I also love learning about what people are looking for in their foods. I especially love hearing about what people are - and are not - feeding their kids. I, too, put lots of thought … Continue reading Hungry for Truth about Buying Food for my Family

Lettuce Be Friends

October 26, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ Leave a comment

My feeding therapy brain some times overtakes my mom brain. And it gets wierd real fast. Lettuce be friends. Turnip the beet. Don't go bacon my heart. You wanna taco bout it? Did I also mention that I love puns. Puns about food are even better. So beyond the wierdness of my food puns, I … Continue reading Lettuce Be Friends

It Wouldn’t Happen to Me

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 ~ thespeechmom ~ 1 Comment

Every time a child is in the news for something terrible I say "That poor mother. It could happen to anyone." But in my mind something different is happening. I say to myself "That couldn’t happen to my child because I would never let my child lean over the gorilla's cage." Or "I would never … Continue reading It Wouldn’t Happen to Me

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