I think I’m past the wishing away years. If you are a mom you know the ones I speak of.

The “when will the sleep already?” years.

The “when will they just be able to tell me what they want?” years.

The “when will they stop telling me what they want over and over and over and over?” years.

The “when will they be able to do it themselves?” years.

The “when will they just give me a break?” years.

The “when will they stop whining?” years.

The “when will they stop fighting?” years (oh wait, I am still waiting on that one).

Now as my biggest one is needing me less (although she doesn’t realize she needs me more), my middle one is determined to be independent and my littlest one is telling me how big he is every day, I am changing my wish.

Please stay little. Just a little longer.

Sometimes the simplest answer is the best one::: The Advice that Changed the Way I Mother

A beautiful post for those of you who might struggle with Mother’s Day::: Mother’s Day For The Motherless Daughter

As someone who is only about 4 months away from having a nine year old this one stopped my heart a bit::: Nine is Halfway to Eighteen

This post is linked to Saturday Linky Love at Vanderbilt Wife

At any given time a day you can find me on my computer (not all day I promise). At at any given time I am on the computer you will find Skype open and chirping.

Throughout my time in the blogging world I have made close friends all over the country. But Skype makes it feel like they are all in my living room. Sometimes all at once, all “talking” at once, with emoticons everywhere. It is my happy place.

Sometimes Ryan travels for work. And we all miss him desperately when he is gone. But when his face pops up on Skype it is almost like he is sitting across the dinner table asking the kids about his day.

And on the rare occasion Ryan and I get away together Skype is what makes us be able to focus on each other. Because we know we can check in with the kiddos and they don’t miss us near as much. And we can usually tell by the weary looks on my parents faces how things are going back at home.

Cards, letters, emails and Facebook updates are all nice. But there is nothing like being able to see the faces of the people you love. Mother’s Day is coming up. Wouldn’t your mom love more than anything to see you face to face (unless you are my mom who sees me every day. She frankly probably wants a break for Mother’s Day).

So of course you could do a boring old card for your mom for Mother’s Day. OR you could send her a rocking greeting from Skype’s “Mom’s You Rock” Facebook app. It is a fun way to rock out with a band and let your mom know how much she means to you. And the best part is, with every video created Skype will donate $1 to a fantastic charity, Save The Children.

I am really excited to announce that I have been chosen as a Skype Ambassador and will be doing some fun Skype experiments in the next few months. I actually have something really fun planned for June and am hoping you all will join in the fun. In the meantime tell me:

How do you use Skype?

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Skype. I received Skype credits to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating.