Christie Pettus
Christie Pettus is a full time working wife and mother living her suburban cul de sac dream in Orange Park, Fl. She is Mom to two awesome teenagers, McKenzie and Ethan, who have come to accept that certain parts of their lives will be blogged about, so they should act accordingly. As graduates of the University of Florida, she and her husband Ryan can be found rooting on their alma mater every chance they get including the more obscure sports. LaCrosse anyone? When she’s not judging her kids' questionable teenage choices, she can be found hiding in a room buried in a good book or writing, editing, and dreaming about being a full-time author.
The End of an Elementary School Era
It was a particularly lazy Saturday morning, and I'd wandered into my 10-year-old son's bedroom settling in next to him while he played on his iPad.
"Ethan, will there ever be a day when you...
Getting to Know My City :: My 2015 Jacksonville Bucket List
My husband and I aren't Jacksonville natives. We didn't move here after graduating college because of deep rooted ties or family. Employment brought us to Jacksonville, plain and simple. When you're newly married and...
My Street Smarts Guide to Growing Up Girl
In recent months, a group of blogs have popped up with lists outlining the things parents want to tell their children - What 10 Things Daughters Need to Hear From Their Dads, The Top...
Oh Calamity, It’s Trivia Night
An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; A disaster.
It just so happens that one of my son's 5th grade vocabulary words last week was calamity, and I'd say that the definition...
Holiday Traditions JMB Style
I'll never forget the first Christmas I spent with my husband and his family before we were actually married. We were all dressed up from attending the Christmas Eve church service, the tree was...
My Binge Watching Basics
We watched the episodes pile up on our DVR. At first, it was only one or two, but as it hit five, six, and then seven, frustration levels reached epic proportions. Why had Netflix...
Fictional Mommy Wars
This is war, Celeste...War, I tell you.
Yes, this is just a book, but be honest. Haven't you been involved in, or at least been privy to, something similar in your own mom circles? The...
Parents Behaving Badly
Lice. Feminist. Mummy Wars. Erotic Book Club.
All were suggested as potential triggers related to what appears to have been a murder. Who was murdered? Since I'm sticking strictly to the reading plan and going...
An Only Child Living in a Sibling World
I'm going to share a few insights into the mind of us only children. We often assume everything is about us, we don't typically like to share, and we sometimes dream of renting hotel...
Learning to Live a New Normal
Leaving the Weaver Tower of Wolfson's Children's Hospital, my son, Ethan, declared, "that's a pretty cool place." All he could see was the Tim Tebow room, video games, and a foosball table. We were...
My Electronics Breaking Point
For much of my parenting career, I've taken a lax approach on the time limits imposed on my kids regarding the use of electronics devices. The rationalizations went something like this.
It's educational - Look at...
An Open Letter to My Daughter: Why Social Media Isn’t Just About Sharing
I'm no expert.
It felt important to officially establish that up front, since I'm about to address something that all parents are either dealing with, or will deal with, at some point in their parenting...