Interview with “the everyday mom”

“the everyday mom”

http://www.theeverydaymom.com/

I’ve been blogging online for about 5 months, but blogging in my head my whole life.

I blog about my everyday life as a wife and mother.How many kids do you have?I have three boys and one girl. Ben is 14 and very cool, but still doesn’t mind hugging me in public. Bo is 11, very athletic and tenderhearted but would rather eat bugs than hug me in public. Jackson is 7, has quite an artistic bent and is smarter than me. Lily is 3, has a mind of her own, but because she is so cute, she can get away with it.Do you plan to have any more kids?Rod and I did the math. We have been parenting for over 14 years and have 16 more years until our youngest leaves the nest. We adore our kids, but think that we better stop. Besides, having more kids would delay our ability to take selfish trips to exotic locations, and we want to travel extensively before we’re too old to look good in a bathing suit.Do you have any formal training?I have a degree in Communications and Journalism. I spent my childhood writing poetry and songs because I was a brainy nerd and only had one friend. I soon found out that I inherited my mother’s singing voice (not too good) and therefore had no future in the music business. Thus I was forced to pursue the non-verbal route.