{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Pun Fun Mom","home_page_url":"https://punfunmom.com","description":"Pun Fun Mom","author":{"name":"Pun Fun Mom"},"items":[{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/maybe-were-doing-better-than-we-think","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/2476\"/><p>There are a lot of days I question myself as a homeschooling mom. Truthfully, I question whether I'm doing this whole parenting thing well, far beyond my children's educational needs. Today, though, my kids quietly answe...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/maybe-were-doing-better-than-we-think","title":"Maybe We're Doing Better Than We Think","summary":"There are a lot of days I question myself as a homeschooling mom. Truthfully, I question whether I'm doing this whole parenting thing well, far beyond my children's educational needs. 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How are we all doing today? It’s a blissful -4 degrees Fahrenheit here in Omaha. My alarm went off an hour and a half ago, and I reluctantly snapped my eyes open to begin my day. I started with a 1...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/optimism-rising","title":"Optimism rising","summary":"Rise and shine, world! How are we all doing today? It’s a blissful -4 degrees Fahrenheit here in Omaha. My alarm went off an hour and a half ago, and I reluctantly snapped my eyes open to begin my day. I started with a 1...","date_modified":"2024-01-16T14:40:25Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/merry-christmas","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/96716\"/><p>It’s a beautiful, snowy Christmas morning. Children around the world are ripping into their much-anticipated Christmas gifts. Parents are wiping the sleepies from their eyes and rushing to make their coffees, yelling “wa...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/merry-christmas","title":"Merry Christmas","summary":"It’s a beautiful, snowy Christmas morning. Children around the world are ripping into their much-anticipated Christmas gifts. Parents are wiping the sleepies from their eyes and rushing to make their coffees, yelling “wa...","date_modified":"2023-12-25T16:36:39Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/seasonal-seasoning","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/110604\"/><p>It’s official: Covid finally got me. I tested positive this past Monday. There’s a myriad of places it could have come from, but other than warning the people I’ve been near, I don’t really see the point in finger pointi...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/seasonal-seasoning","title":"Seasonal seasoning","summary":"It’s official: Covid finally got me. I tested positive this past Monday. 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You both agreed that this is your house, Mom.” Her c...","date_modified":"2023-11-10T21:42:55Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/the-hope-you-gave-to-me","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/103843\"/><p>These last few days have been difficult and heartbreaking. Really, the last few weeks have been. Someone came back into my life that I felt very strongly about, and I had felt for a long time that our story wasn’t quite ...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/the-hope-you-gave-to-me","title":"The Hope You Gave To Me","summary":"These last few days have been difficult and heartbreaking. Really, the last few weeks have been. Someone came back into my life that I felt very strongly about, and I had felt for a long time that our story wasn’t quite ...","date_modified":"2023-10-20T01:28:04Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/acceptance","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/119357\"/><p>Today was a tough one. 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I’ve quietly envied her gorgeous na...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/pretty-nails","title":"Pretty nails","summary":"I recently went for a manicure for the first time in my 36 years ride around the sun. My best friend in the whole world, my soul sister, has been having her nails done for a long time. I’ve quietly envied her gorgeous na...","date_modified":"2023-08-23T21:37:25Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/your-wild-becoming","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/104147\"/><p>I’m in an enclosure. I look around and see bars. My keeper tells me it’s a life of comfort and security. That they love me and want what is best for me. I’m well taken care of, provided for. Free from the uncertainty and...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/your-wild-becoming","title":"Your wild becoming","summary":"I’m in an enclosure. I look around and see bars. My keeper tells me it’s a life of comfort and security. That they love me and want what is best for me. I’m well taken care of, provided for. Free from the uncertainty and...","date_modified":"2023-08-23T21:20:34Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/puzzle-pieces","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/gY59yn1\"/><p>Life is hard. Period. End of story. Thanks for reading!</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/puzzle-pieces","title":"Puzzle pieces","summary":"Life is hard. Period. End of story. Thanks for reading!","date_modified":"2023-06-13T21:34:00Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/perspective","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/nyJEWen\"/><p>Let’s be honest: finding out what works and what doesn’t work for us is a lot more complex than it sounds. Things like time issues, burden of responsibilities, other people’s impromptu plans, housework, work-work, kids, ...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/perspective","title":"Perspective","summary":"Let’s be honest: finding out what works and what doesn’t work for us is a lot more complex than it sounds. Things like time issues, burden of responsibilities, other people’s impromptu plans, housework, work-work, kids, ...","date_modified":"2023-03-26T19:45:43Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/im-still-here","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/9Q6VeZB\"/><p>I haven’t posted in a while, and I’m ridiculously tired tonight. I wanted to let my dear readers know that I’m still alive and well! I’ve been working really hard on my fitness and overall positivity in life. Last Monday...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/im-still-here","title":"I'm still here!","summary":"I haven’t posted in a while, and I’m ridiculously tired tonight. I wanted to let my dear readers know that I’m still alive and well! I’ve been working really hard on my fitness and overall positivity in life. Last Monday...","date_modified":"2023-02-28T02:43:05Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/new-fluff","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/61c96dcb-86f7-4fb6-97f4-84e9b26250d7/20221218_083055.jpg\"/><p>Be sure to check out my new section, New Fluff, for your daily Muffin fix!!! </p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/new-fluff","title":"New Fluff","summary":"Be sure to check out my new section, New Fluff, for your daily Muffin fix!!! ","date_modified":"2022-12-29T00:37:29Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/back-up-on-the-horse","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/13621\"/><p>Being the last week of 2022, a lot of us are somewhat checked out until 2023. I know I sure have felt that way. To be honest, most of December I have checked out. Ok, probably more like the last couple of months I have b...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/back-up-on-the-horse","title":"Back Up on the Horse","summary":"Being the last week of 2022, a lot of us are somewhat checked out until 2023. I know I sure have felt that way. To be honest, most of December I have checked out. Ok, probably more like the last couple of months I have b...","date_modified":"2022-12-28T21:34:20Z"},{"id":"https://punfunmom.com/f/beep-beep-jeep","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/53886\"/><p>     So I was listening to a super empowering book the other day about goals and making money, the whole \"tell the Universe what you want, then go get it with unwavering doubt\" type of a read. For some reason, I got my s...</p>","url":"https://punfunmom.com/f/beep-beep-jeep","title":"Beep beep Jeep","summary":"     So I was listening to a super empowering book the other day about goals and making money, the whole \"tell the Universe what you want, then go get it with unwavering doubt\" type of a read. For some reason, I got my s...","date_modified":"2022-10-25T18:15:17Z"}]}