Kathy Oaks
Hi! I'm Kathy! When I'm not at work, I'm chasing after my 9 year old and 7 year old. But I'm usually at work. Or chasing after kids.
Strengths: cooking and/or making messes in the kitchen, running late, drinking coffee, reading books.
Weaknesses: growing plants, dusting, offering unsolicited advice.
Raising a Reader
One of my favorite things about watching my children grow is seeing them develop their own interests, and I am so grateful that reading has become a passion for both my daughter, age 9...
Summer Solstice
The Summer Solstice marks the period of the year where the days go from getting longer, with more daylight each day, to getting shorter, with longer periods of darkness each night. It’s the halfway...
Lubbock Moms 2021 Advent Calendar
The original is back and better than ever! Lubbock Moms is proud to present our 3rd annual Holiday Advent Calendar! This list has been specifically curated for our Lubbock Moms followers and their families.
New...
Christmas Eve 2021 Church Services
We know many families are eager to get back to in-person attendance at their local place of worship, especially for Christmas and other winter holiday services. If you would like your church's service included...
You Are Not a Teacher
This is just a wild guess, but perhaps you're feeling a little overloaded with the stress of keeping everyone alive and healthy, being home together All. The. Time, overseeing school, and maybe even working...
Working from Home 101
Not my lovely home office space, but I wish it was!
In my "other" gig, I've been on a virtual work team since 2016 (fun fact: my boss is 1100 miles away! I've worked...
Lunch-Packing Problems Solved!
Confession: I'm kind of a Hot Mess Mom. If you've been paying attention, maybe this isn't a surprise to you. Since I'm usually running in 3 directions, I have learned to hand off some...
Medical Mamas
So I have a medically complex child, and because of that, I happen to run around with a motley crew of mothers of other medically complex and children with special needs. (We're really fun...
Why We Don’t Do Sleepovers
So. I’m not generally a helicopter mom about most things. My kids play outside by themselves, I let them go to the bathroom by themselves at restaurants, I’m generally pretty chill about letting them...
