March 9, 2010 by Shannon | 3 Comments
The big three! Kellan has been a part of our family for THREE YEARS. It’s amazing how much richer our lives have become because of him…
March 5, 2010 by Shannon | 10 Comments
I’ve been turning over one word in my head since Monday morning’s 20 week ultrasound: GIRL. GIRL. GIRL.
I was fully prepared to have another boy. In fact, I was kind of looking forward to it. My husband and his brother have lots of crazy childhood stories…
March 4, 2010 by Shannon | 8 Comments
WAHM. Have you ever said the word out loud? Go ahead! Try it. Sounds weird, right? It’s even weirder to think of it as your job title. But that’s me — Shannon Paterson, Work-At-Home Mom. For some reason, I’m tempted to give the word a little Emeril Lagasse flair when I say it. Shannon Paterson, WAHM! (I guess his signature saying is BAM, which would make WAHM sound more like WHAM, but you get the idea.)
February 25, 2010 by Shannon | 5 Comments
The one downside of having a talkative kid is that nearly every meal becomes Chatty Hour. And I kid you not — an hour at the table is not unusual for him. So you see why my blood pressure rises when I only have 30 minutes to get breakfast in him before preschool. Only 30 minutes. I’m sweating just thinking about it.
February 24, 2010 by Shannon | 6 Comments
Last week when I picked Kellan up from preschool, his teacher handed me a still wet painting (yes, wet paint — like I want wet paint in my car) that Kellan made for me. At the top, the teacher had written Kellan’s title for the piece, and a quote…
February 22, 2010 by Shannon | 4 Comments
It’s been a total blast to be back at work at my old job. I can’t say it enough. After all, it’s a job I really didn’t want to leave. And even though I am relieved and grateful that I took the plunge into stay-at-home mom life, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss the newsroom. I spent eight years of my life at that place, and 10 years in the news industry. How could I not miss it?
February 19, 2010 by Shannon | No Comments
Ever heard of stosrage?
I hadn’t either until I came across this real estate flyer. If you look closely, stosrage is clearly listed as one of the home’s “Fabulous Features.” Hmm….stosrage doesn’t sound too fabulous to me. In fact, it sounds a little violent and a lot scary.
February 17, 2010 by Shannon | 3 Comments
Finally! I’m implementing a meal plan this week! It’s not always easy, of course. Sometimes when I have a minute to run to the grocery store, I’m doing so without any sort of idea what we might eat the following week. But this time, I gave it a little thought. Yay.
February 16, 2010 by Shannon | 4 Comments
Now I’m starting to remember how I felt when I was working. Mind you, I’m only working 20 hours a week right now. So I really can’t complain because there are PLENTY of working moms who balance it all and still manage to stay sane and wear matching socks on a daily basis.
February 12, 2010 by Shannon | 1 Comment
I must preface this post with an apology of sorts. I know I am a Boise native. I know I should love and adore Boise State University. After all, I was born in a hospital less than 5 minutes away from campus. This seems to be more reason than many BSU lovers have for their [...]
February 10, 2010 by Shannon | 6 Comments
Before I became a mom, I had no idea there was a hideous, spiteful, snarky movement afoot in the mothering world.
