by Missy Stevens | Family
Picture it. 2010. Somewhere in America. Like maybe Austin. Dinner. A family of four, ranging in age from 18 months to, well, a lot older than 18 months. On the menu: couscous. *** H, who is four: What IS this? Me: It’s couscous. H: Have I eaten it before? Me:...
by Missy Stevens | Family
I’m not here today. Instead, I’m over here, writing about Control Issues. Remember the eBook I mentioned a couple weeks ago? Today my post from the book is being featured on KludgyMom. Thanks, Gigi! I hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving!...
by Missy Stevens | Family
This is not a tutorial on stretching. Or yoga. This is about emotional, relational flexibility. Physical flexibility is good, but that’s not what’s on my mind. We’ll tackle Stretching 101 another day, though, because I do actually have some questions...
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by Missy Stevens | Family
Me? How could I not be thankful for this? We’re T-minus six days (Or something – military, spacey talk has never been my specialty. Shocked?) from Thanksgiving. Even though we should stop and count our blessings every day, it’s this particular time...
by Missy Stevens | Family
It’s Friday. I, like all of you, have 32 bazillion things, give or take, on the to-do list for this weekend. Instead of focusing on what needs to be done, I’m going to share some things we actually finished. First, some history. A long time ago, in a Land...
by Missy Stevens | Family, Food
This is not a belated Halloween post. This is a how-to-terrify-your-kids-into-doing-what-you-want-them-to-do post. My oldest understands that hot things burn you. He knows that burns hurt. Our issue is that he has never been burned, so his head knowledge is no match...
Lapsed homemaker. Looking to hire a full-time housekeeper who will work for the sheer joy of a job well done and free coffee. Interested parties, DM please. 
