Melanie McGehee

Melanie McGehee
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Melanie McGehee never knew she wanted to be a mom. Even marriage caught her somewhat by surprise, in spite of the fact that she met husband Andy through a matchmaking service. She thanked eharmony by writing about that experience for an anthology, A Cup of Comfort for Women in Love. Almost two years to the day after marrying him, she stared at two pink lines and wondered aloud, “Is this okay?” His response, “Kind of late to be asking that now.” It was a bit late – in life. But at the advanced maternal age of 35, she delivered by surprise at 35 weeks and an emergency C-section, a healthy baby boy. Ian, like Melanie, is an only child. She’s written much about him during her years with the blog, but he’s now a teenager. Please, don’t do the math. It’s true. Momming in middle age is the best!

Do’s and Don’ts of Getting Ready for Back to School… Already

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I don't know where you are on the summer spectrum, but this is us as we close in on the last four weeks of summer break: That week we went to the beach at the...

Top 6 Grocery Lessons Learned This Summer

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There are a few things that I thought I'd never do. But motherhood changed so much. Even shopping. Especially shopping... Do you religiously read labels and stick to your planned monthly meals ingredient list? Then...

Spring Cleaning :: How Practical and Sentimental Find Compromise

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Pre-baby, my husband sometimes traveled with work to what I felt like were remote places. While blessed to be able to go with him, I yearned for a sense of home in those hotel rooms...

Favorite Read Alouds :: Confessions from a Mom with an iPhone

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I have not one memory of my parents reading aloud to me. There I have said it. What I can remember is a collection of books that came each with their own 45 rpm. I can still quote, word...

The Day the Chick-fil-A Went Broke

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If you're a young mommy or someone of child bearing years, then you have no doubt been made aware of the the facebook post by Jimmie Hall of Houston, TX. That's the one. Jimmie shared with...

Taming Your Little DIVA

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"Look at the little diva," I heard a stranger say. Others laughed and nodded as the little girl twirled around to the background music playing over the speakers at the restaurant. The adults were crammed...

The Year Without a Valentine

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I'm experiencing fourth grade at a new school through the eyes of my 10-year-old boy. And it isn't always pretty. He's feeling Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing most days when he rolls into the passenger seat...