Heather Hemmert

Heather lives with her husband, daughter and son and has learned to accept that Utah is now her permanent home. Before becoming a stay at home mom, she taught elementary school and loves to use that background to create fun activities to entertain her children. Though staying home with the kids is great, Heather has always enjoyed finding more ways she can keep herself sane, including elaborate cross stitch designs and playing with any puppy she can find. She particularly loves to read and write and prides herself in always remaining honest in her posts about life as a wife and mother, even when the truth is sometimes embarrassing.

You know that feeling when you want another kid? The longing, the interest, the figuring out logistics to make it happen? Sometimes it can be easy to know if you want more kids…. but what about knowing when you’re done? That’s not always as easy to determine. Something about making that decision just feels so …

Thanks to COVID-19, I found myself needing to work from home full time. Among the many problems this created, the biggest was the fact that I had absolutely no spot to keep my work private and to take virtual meetings without my kids sounding like tornadoes behind me. We had already moved our kids into …

Has anyone thought of telling their kids that Santa won’t be coming to deliver presents this year because of Covid-19? That it would not be smart for him to go into every single person’s house in the world and then come into ours? I know I’m not alone in Covid-19 taking a hit to my …

I went to pull out my Christmas decor (I know, I know, Thanksgiving hasn’t even passed yet) and I noticed I’m kind of lacking in the indoor decoration department. So if you’re like me and you want something easy to DIY for Christmas décor this year, I’ve rounded up three (plus a bonus) of the …

We are entering month 12,049 of this pandemic and we’re staying home as much as possible. I know I’m probably not alone in saying my kids have watched more TV this year than their entire lives combined. I used to be so good at prescreening their show choices, making sure what they were watching had …

Let me educate you with some facts about childhood sexual abuse: About 1 in 10 children are sexually abused before they turn the age of 18. (*1) About 90% of children who are victims of sexual abuse know their abuser. (*2) About 60% of children who are sexually abused are abused by someone the family …

I’ve always planned to give my children an allowance with the expectation that they will do chores around the house to earn that allowance. Now that I have two kids, I’m faced with a dilemma I need to solve. I don’t want my kids to learn to complete chores only because there’s money involved—I want …

I want you to picture a few relatable scenarios with me: Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? If so, I have the solution to all of them: rent what you need from responsible baby equipment owners (called Quality Providers) through BabyQuip! You’re three hours into a family vacation road trip when that panic feeling …

Most kids drop a few reading levels during the summer and it makes sense why—schools out, no teacher, the official homework is gone, and now there’s time to do activities you couldn’t do while in school. Reading becomes an afterthought. It becomes something some parents forget to push or encourage. Many kids like reading and …

Memorial Day is coming up on May 25th and we never pass up an opportunity to round up some cute crafts and activities for our kiddos! First, since Memorial Day is celebrated in honor of all the brave men and women who have died in military service for the United States, kick off the celebration …

We all know by now that we need to stay home as much as possible, only leaving the house for essential reasons, due to COVID-19. And we are all probably going a least a little crazy already, especially if you have kids at home. So, we thought we’d bring you a list of things to …

Disclaimer: this article is meant to joke about our crappy global situation right now. No one here is taking blessings for granted, like being able to stay home safe with our healthy family. Now that we’ve stated the obvious, let’s proceed. Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids. And sure, there have been some …