Happy Birthday Kellan! My big boy is three
March 9, 2010 by Shannon | 8 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…
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It’s a girl!
March 5, 2010 by Shannon | 15 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…
Visible M(Others): How to be a WAHM
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.)
A look inside the Fox 12 newsroom
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?
No one wins the Mommy Wars
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.
Thanks Treasured Valley readers!
February 9, 2010 by Shannon | 2 Comments
Well, looky here. It just so happens that Monday’s “Embarrassing. Just so embarrassing” post was the top link of the day over at Treasured Valley.
Embarrassing. Just so embarrassing.
February 8, 2010 by Shannon | 1 Comment
So much for grocery store greetings. Kellan has a whole new way to pass the time in grocery stores or drugstores. He makes me turn beet red from embarrassment.
The best thank you I’ve ever received
February 5, 2010 by Shannon | 6 Comments
Now that I’m getting back to work for a while, I’m once again relying on my slow cooker. It’s my way of making sure Kellan and Michael eat somewhat decently while I’m away. Otherwise, left to their own devices, there’s a fair amount of restaurant take-out and macaroni & cheese that gets served at the dinner table.
And now the work begins
February 2, 2010 by Shannon | 6 Comments
Today is the day! Well, to be specific, TONIGHT is the day I go back to work for a while. And I have a lot on my mind.
Getting back to work
February 1, 2010 by Shannon | 9 Comments
I’ve really settled into a groove with this stay-at-home mom thing. I’m no Supermom, but I think I’m doing a pretty okay job. So what do I go and add to my plate, while I’m pregnant, no less? A JOB.
Nesting instincts
January 28, 2010 by Shannon | 2 Comments
You know how everybody always says every pregnancy is different? I think in many cases that’s true, but there’s one thing that my first and second pregnancies share: the nesting instinct. I nested the crap out of the place when I was pregnant with Kellan.
