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WADDLES ESCAPED HER PEN. 🐷😳 My daughters got to the barn expecting to see their FFA pig, Waddles, and instead found an EMPTY PEN. Cue one daughter crying, the other calling me worried that I’m about to freak out, and me trying to figure out where in the world our pig went. 😂 We did find her, thankfully, but not without a little panic first. Because apparently, adding an FFA pig to the family me...

My daughter got an FFA pig named Waddles. 🐷😂 Because apparently, raising four kids wasn't enough. We're adding livestock to the family plot. In this episode of Shhh My Kids Are Asleep , we're talking about my daughter's FFA pig, Waddles, and what happens when your kid gets involved in FFA (Future Farmers of America). Suddenly you're learning about a whole new world of raising...

The day has finally arrived: my daughter is going to get her driver’s license. 🚗 Except first, I have to pick her up from school because she doesn’t feel good. Then she throws up. Twice. The first time I’m thinking, Wait… is she contagious? The second time I’m thinking, Okay, maybe we need urgent care instead of the DPS. And then… magically better. 👀 Weird. So off we go to the Texas DPS, where I...

Sometimes your kid tells you something so casually that you don’t even think to question it. When my daughter was in 3rd or 4th grade, she started talking about a new friend with a name that sounded way too cool to be real. I took her completely seriously… and somehow convinced myself my kid had an imaginary friend. Fast-forward to open house night, when I got a very rude awakening. Turns out, I h...

Apparently, not all high school activities are created equal. In this episode, I’m rating school organizations from a mom’s perspective, starting with cheerleading vs. water polo . And let me just say… these two organizations could not be more different. Cheer? A well-oiled machine. Calendars, communication, uniforms, traditions, senior nights, the whole thing. Water polo? Let’s just say there’s a...

My 4th grader got lost at Disneyland in the rain… or at least that’s how she remembers it. 😂 She turned the whole 5–7 minute parenting panic into a school story about getting lost at Disneyland, searching every ride, and eventually being rescued by a Disney employee. We found her, everyone was okay, and now it’s a funny Disneyland family vacation story with a bigger reminder: parenting is messy,...

The Six-Line S is BACK. 😂 If you were a 90s kid or an early-2000s teen, you already know exactly what I’m talking about. That weird little S we doodled absolutely everywhere has somehow made its way into my kids’ school pictures… as MARKETING. Excuse me?! Who approved this?! 😂 Obviously, someone on that marketing team is our age, because there is no other explanation. I had to say something. Cut...

I tried to make an episode about mom group chats. I really did. But sometimes you have a topic in mind, a plan in your head, and absolutely none of it wants to cooperate. So instead of forcing the mom-group-chat episode, I gave up and talked about what actually happened over Labor Day weekend. My husband decided we were going to relax. Like… actually relax. And for once, I didn’t fight it. Then my...

🎉 ANNIVERSARY EDITION!!! ....of Shhh My Kids Are Asleep! 🎉 WE MADE IT! One episode every Tuesday. Another year of hitting record, telling stories, oversharing a little, laughing a lot, and somehow keeping this thing going week after week. ❤️ For this special anniversary episode, I’m answering YOUR questions—and a few of my own. We’re talking about me, the podcast, motherhood, marriage, raising f...

I realized that I have posted a new episode every week for over the past year... and then I recap the rough week I had. I got sick. Like, REALLY sick. And while I was trying to recover, life kept moving around me. But something unexpected happened: my kids stepped up. Two of them made dinner. One helped get the baby home from school. My husband helped wherever he could. And somewhere in the middle...

After 20 years of marriage and four kids, how do you keep the spark alive? For us, apparently, it involves a little game we’ve been playing for years. 😂 It started early in our marriage, back when I was still learning how to find the fun in all the ordinary moments of being married. Somehow, all these years and four kids later, we’re still doing it. And the last time? Let’s just say I gave my hus...

The internet is officially out of control. 😂 This episode was sparked by an internet couple from West Virginia who somehow became the subject of a full-blown investigation by the court of public opinion. The guy posted a video telling a story about what had and was happening in his life...but, like most human beings, he didn’t tell the internet every single detail. And apparently, that was enough...

This week has been an absolute whirlwind. The girls came home from cheer camp with incredible honors, including Leadership Awards and All-American recognition. We squeezed in senior portraits (and yes... why are they so expensive?), varsity sports banner photos, and then jumped right into another round of camp. This time, Dive camp. As if that wasn't enough, we're also moving... again. Two...

This week has been a whirlwind! We officially signed for our new home, and while we're incredibly excited, the timing couldn't be busier. Before we can even move in, we've got painters giving the house a fresh look and contractors replacing the flooring. It's exciting to know we'll be starting this new chapter with a home that already feels a little more like ours. Our two olde...

What is a girl to do? (Plus: How to Spot a Californian) 50 episodes in the books! 🥂 I originally wanted to celebrate this major milestone with a special blooper reel, but as you know, life comes at you hard and fast sometimes. Instead, we are diving straight into a packed weekend recap and a major milestone for my oldest daughter. My husband and I took a trip to Dallas over the weekend. Because o...

In this episode, I'm diving into my unexpected journey through the World Cup. I talk about the heartbreak of both the United States and Norway being knocked out, and how watching the tournament made me realize that soccer (or football, depending on where you're from) has a lot more in common with water polo than I ever expected. For years, the only soccer stars I really knew were Beckham,...

If you ask my family, they'll tell you one thing: if it isn't on the family calendar, it doesn't exist. With working teenagers and a house that always seems to have something going on, I finally reached a point where I needed one place for everyone to communicate. So I created a shared family calendar, and now everyone knows the rule. Need a ride? Add it to the calendar. School event?...

This week, I escaped the house for a kid-free lunch date with three other moms, and honestly, it was overdue. We covered some very important topics: why Texas weather seems personally offended by everyone, the reality of flooding season, and the shocking discovery that Tex-Mex and San Diego Mexican food are not the same thing. To be clear, Tex-Mex isn't bad—it’s just different. Apparently, I’m...

This week, I'm fighting two battles: turning my kids away from their screens and trying to breathe in a house with a broken AC. After realizing my daughters were slowly transforming into iPad zombies, I pulled a move straight out of the old-school parenting playbook and introduced them to something they had never heard of: the Book It! program. Well... sort of. I may have convinced them we hav...

Bonus Episode! Happy Juneteenth! In this bonus episode, I take a completely unplanned detour into the wild world of sourdough bread, again.. After watching a woman somehow bring a crusty, dried out sourdough starter back to life, I have questions. A lot of questions. Can you get sick from that? How was that starter not beyond saving? And why did it take what felt like 2–3 business days of feeding,...

This week, I learned two things: If The Rock calls, I cannot be trusted with important opportunities, and waiting for a possible traffic ticket is a special kind of torture. After driving past a school bus stop arm, I've been watching the mailbox like a hawk, wondering if Texas is about to send me an expensive reminder to pay better attention. Along the way, I somehow end up talking about Dway...

My teens are working doubles. My little ones spent the day hanging out with me... right up until dinner was over and suddenly I was no longer the most interesting thing in the house. 😂 Nobody really prepares you for all the different seasons of parenting. One minute they're climbing on you, asking for snacks every five minutes, and the next they're busy building lives, making plans, worki...

This summer feels like someone hit fast-forward. One daughter is learning to drive behind the wheel, another is working on her online driver's ed, both are working gals now, and somehow my middle schooler can stay home alone for a few minutes without turning the house into a disaster zone. The world is getting bigger for my kids, and if I'm honest, it's forcing me to accept a new chapter of parent...

Sourdough double dutch” is me standing in the middle of my kitchen watching ig reels thinking Do i wanna do this? No, I don't; yes, I do. Wait, no! Because one rope is saying I should totally join the sourdough era and become a bread girlie, and the other is like, nahhh, I do not have the patience to babysit a YEAST (Starter) for days. I’m watching everyone else jump in like it’s easy while I’...

Three kids. Three birthdays. One exhausted mom. 😅 This week starts with me trying to figure out who stole the batteries from my on-air sign and why my podcast microphone looked like someone had been hosting a karaoke night in my office. I have my suspicions... Then I take you through the chaos of celebrating three birthdays in one week. One kid wanted a family day with LEGO, boba tea, and cheesec...