jenniegollehon
Jennie is a native Nebraskan and aspiring writer. She’s a stay-at-home mom to three kids, two cats, a bearded dragon, and a handful of fish. When she’s not playing chauffeur, maid, cook, housekeeper, tutor, laundress, or answering to “Mom” a million times over; she hides in her writing nook and lives vicariously through her fiction characters. Jennie likes to read, take long walks, go on crazy road-trip vacations her wonderful husband plans, or simply sit on the deck with friends.
The Holiday Birthday:: Making the Most of It
Our first child was born in January, our second in December. In the delivery room with our second, I told my husband, if we ever decided for a third, maybe we should pick a...
The Price of a Tooth Fairy
Did you know that children have 20 baby teeth? All of which, at some point in their life, they will lose. Enter the Tooth Fairy.
The Tooth Fairy is typically a hot topic because there...
Time:: The Best Gift Grandparents Could Give Their Grandchildren
I don’t mean to brag, but my parents are the best grandparents. Why? Because they give their grandchildren one gift.
Time.
Time is such a simple thing. Something we parents tend to gripe a lot about....
Swimming Lessons at Goldfish Swim School:: Never too late!
Let’s talk swim lessons.
We don’t own a pool nor have a community pool we regularly attend. Even though we do swimming lessons one to two times a year, two of my three children do...
STEM Activities:: low-cost, low-mess, but high reward
We’re a few weeks into summer, and I don’t know about you, but my kiddos are looking for a little spice to the day. If yours are like mine, try one of these three...
To Wife of the Hardworking Husband With Busy Little Ones
I see you.
I see you with all the kids, trying to focus on the one performing in the concert, while keeping the siblings quiet and contained.
I see you in the grocery story, keeping the...
Tis the Season for Ticks: Common Misconceptions
Recently, I chaperoned a field trip to Morrill Hall. (If you’ve never been to Morrill Hall, it’s worth the drive to Lincoln.) The weather was perfect and lunch was picnic style on the front...
The Kitchen Table
Years ago, we acquired a kitchen table when our table for four would no longer accommodate our family of five. The previous owner gushed memories about Thanksgiving Dinner around this table, and how she...
Arbor Day :: Celebrating History and Trees
For us here in Nebraska, we tend to have a soft spot for Arbor Day. After all, the first American Arbor Day was celebrated just down the road in Nebraska City.
But what really is...
#NebraskaStrong
We Nebraskans—we’re a strong bunch.
But I don’t have to tell you that. If you live here, you know it. I don’t have to rehash with you the rare phenomenon of a bomb cyclone. How,...