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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...

This episode is basically a full family recap 😂 My two youngest have apparently been telling teachers and friends we are “moving soon”... news to me. Unless they mean moving to another house in the same area 😅 Then we get into surviving a 3-day weekend filled with our 19 year wedding anniversary, my daughter’s birthday, and TWO more kids birthdays this week. And yes… people always ask if we plan...

This episode I talk a little about Mother’s Day before getting into a huge milestone...my older girls officially landed their FIRST summer jobs as lifeguards. Honestly? Elite summer job energy/Big girl energy! While they’re training, I become completely distracted by the many alligator warning signs and start overanalyzing the fencing around the water because apparently that’s who I am now. Then c...

This week, my husband takes over and asks the kids questions all about me for Mother’s Day… and let’s just say the answers are different from what I thought, but still, sweet, and way too honest 😂 Then the kids flip the script and start asking HIM questions too. We talk about why they think I’m such a great cook, what they think I actually do all day while everyone else is gone, and we revisit th...

This week’s episode didn’t go as planned… and honestly, that’s the point. I was going to record a Mother’s Day episode, but between prom, karate board breaking, open house, kids having friends over… and getting bit by a tiny Texas mosquito on my ear … life happened. And somewhere in the chaos, I realized something: Not everything revolves around mom… but everything runs because of her. In this epi...

A quick, honest episode about something we’re working on in our house right now...bad sportsmanship. Because it’s not really about the game… it’s about learning how to handle big feelings like frustration and disappointment. We’re not raising perfect kids… we’re raising growing ones. And at the end of the day, all we want are happy, healthy kids. If you’ve been through this too, I’d love to hear w...

Note: This episode includes discussion of mortality. It may be best to listen on your own before sharing with little ears. (I know, I don't say the episode title on the podcast. I wanted to think on the title and not just slap something on it. I wanted this to reach the hearts of , teens and parents... It is labeled on the episode though.) She looked up from her phone and told me her friends w...

I spent the day at the dentist with my kids… and somewhere between appointments, something shifted. Watching them get their braces made me realize how much goes into building kids’ confidence—and how easy it is to overlook where that support comes from. Some parents are the face of the family —the ones you see in the day-to-day moments. Others are working behind the scenes...providing, planning, a...

Episode 35: If I Went Missing… Apparently I’d Be Found Wearing a Rock Shirt I asked my kids to describe me in case I ever went missing… and WOW 😅 They locked in on one thing: my “I ❤️ Dwayne” shirt (yes, Dwayne Johnson himself). Somehow my last known location is my Aunt Sylvia’s house in California… They gave a very vague description (hair, eyes… that’s it), and one of them said I’m “Hispanic but...

You know that moment… when you’re finally asleep and your brain decides it’s the perfect time to remind you that you messed something up? Yeah… that. In this episode, I’m talking about the middle-of-the-night realization that I completely mixed up dental appointments… plus everything else piling up—my sister in town, Easter coming up, my husband’s birthday next week… and oh yeah, the Christmas gif...

In this episode I share our real family experience attending the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Stadium . From high-speed barrel racing and intense bull riding to calf scramble dreams, mutton bustin ambitions, carnival rides, massive crowds, and seeing Tim McGraw perform live, this episode gives an honest look at what it is like to attend one of Texas’ biggest rodeo events with kids. We a...

Spring break looks different in every season of life — from childhood adventures to parenting your own kids — but the memories we create along the way often become the traditions that shape our families for generations. In this episode, I sit down with my Aunt Stephanie, one half of our family’s unofficial “spring break committee,” to talk about the stories, laughter, and real-life moments that ha...

Disposable cameras. Film development. Binder cover photo collages. Apparently… all of this now sounds like ancient history to our kids. In this quick episode, I talk about introducing a group of teens to a disposable camera — and watching their minds completely implode when I explained that we used to develop film and slide the photos into the front of our binders. A quick, funny throwback to 90s...

We went to the Texas DMV expecting a simple permit transfer. Instead? Full parenting plot twist. I’m sharing our real-life experience trying to switch my daughter’s California learner’s permit to Texas, from being told it wouldn’t transfer, to a surprise moment that felt like straight-up DMV dark magic. If you’re:• Moving from California to Texas, or moved• Navigating the Texas DMV with a teenager...

Their wins feel sweeter. Their falls hurt deeper. Because through them, you’re watching your younger self — and choosing to do it differently. This is The Window Theory. You notice the moments that once slipped through the cracks. You protect what should have been handled with care. You help them through things you had to figure out on your own. Not because you’re trying to live through them — but...

This week I’m sharing the moment my kids discovered why I love WWE — and how the Attitude Era became a core memory in our house. After they asked me why I’m such a wrestling fan, I introduced them to Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker in the iconic Buried Alive match (yes… with the excavator 😅). Their reaction to classic WWE vs. today’s wrestling was everything. We’re talking about growin...

Valentine’s Day parenting hits different when you’re raising teens. In this episode, I talk about giving kids Valentine’s Day gifts, helping them choose gifts for others, navigating teen crushes, and when friend-Valentines make more sense than romance. We cover kindness, bullying, protecting kids’ hearts, and what to get a teen boy for Valentine’s Day. I also share how Valentine’s traditions chang...