"Dear House,
I call truce. Seriously, I do. I can't totally surrender, and I can't keep going like this, so we need to make a deal....
Hello, lovely parents of the Internet! I am Gretchin, mom of a wild two-year-old, Ellie, and new contributor to BVT Moms Blog. I’m so...
I often ask myself if I’ve been good enough or if we have enough to make it through the day.
Was dinner good enough or...
If you Google the phrase, “Sex after kids,” a quick scroll down the page reveals a list of articles and blog posts entitled, “Is...
My birthday was last month. My husband asked my Mom to take the boys for us and he took me across the border for...
9 years ago, I was a single mom of a toddler, and I had just escaped an abusive relationship. I knew I wanted a...
When was the last time you went out on a date with your partner?
If you are like me you have to really think about it....
I’ll start with a confession: when my daughter was a baby, I faked it.
Every night, often multiple times, I faked it and my...
Recently, I was reading a fellow mom blogger’s post about keeping adult friendships alive and it got me thinking about female friendship in light...
There once was a girl who loved to be alone…and silence. She loved to have deep conversations with a small circle of friends and...
Home date nights are by far my favorite way to spend some one on one time with my husband.
There are many reasons to...
Divorced mom life comes with a range of challenges as I mentioned in an earlier post (which you should go read). However, there are...
It’s 7:50 p.m. My children are asleep, soundly. My husband pulls a wooden cigar box out of the credenza in our dining room, an...
Today is our 15th Valentine's Day together, and next month will bring our 14th wedding anniversary.
This has been a wild and crazy ride, to...

















