1. They eat the same thing everyday! “What’s for dinner” is never even a discussion, let alone, battle. 2. You get to install a chip in your dog in case they get lost. 3. They never outgrow napping. 4. They never complain about what’s on tv. 5. You get to…
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Everyday Mayhem 
10 Ways Dogs Are Needier Than Kids
1. You have to pick up their poop forever and ever. 2. They never fill their own food and water bowls. 3. Kids eventually outgrow climbing into your bed and sleeping on your head in the middle of the night. The dog never does. 4. After a long day, your…
Everyday Mayhem 
We Didn’t Burn The House Down. Yet.
A fireplace was not at the top of our wish list for our new home. Mainly because we knew we wouldn’t use one. In fact, at one point, when we were considering building, we removed the fireplace from the floorplan because we were certain we wouldn’t use it that much. But…
Mayhem’s Big Kid Bedroom Makeover
This post sponsored by our partnership with Stone & Leigh Furniture. Achievement: big kid. Status: unlocked. Despite my best attempts, I cannot seem to find the pause button on life. Or Mayhem. And our recent move to Georgia has only seemed to amplify her big kid status. I’m not sure…
Everyday Mayhem 
Mayhem’s Big Move – Part 3
(In case you missed it, Part 1 and Part 2.) When you’ve lived in the same place for your entire life, you get comfortable. And that’s not a bad thing. Until you decide it is. Which I did, somewhere around the second month of driving around local neighborhoods, looking at…
Everyday Mayhem 
Mayhem’s Big Move – Part 2
In case you missed it, Part 1 is here. Yes, the walls were indeed closing in on us. The dining room had been taken over long before, as Mayhem’s desk sat on one side of the room carrying all of her homeschool work, and my desk was parked on the…