If I look on the bright side... all the piles of clothes that are consuming my bedroom are clean. Which also means... the fact that my son can't find clean undies in the morning shows me he is seeking out clean underwear daily. I suppose I must be doing...
"Mommy, I have gum in my hair!"... words no mother wants to hear from a child - especially a 3-year-old girl with lots of hair. Gum in My Hair I lived these words just after we were all buckled in on the airplane 2 days ago. I felt the Rolodex in my mind flipping...
Joel woke-up crying. I thought he might have wet his bed. Not so much. The tooth fairy didn't come last night. The ever-lovin' tooth fairy failed to trade lost tooth #2 for some hard cold cash. My heartbroken son cried, “Maybe it's because my tooth was dirty.” “No...
Maybe, just maybe, I need to re-examine my priorities. I heard myself having this conversation with my son just last week: "Mom, can I PLEASE have Cocoa Puffs?" "Joel, you CAN NOT have Cocoa Puffs until you finish your donut!" No Cocoa Puffs until you finish your...
I told someone about how much I enjoy my garden. I shared how I pop Lucy in the front pack and we water the garden together. "Oh, that's nice. That gives you something to do during the day." A stay at home mom. I tried to justify and explain why my day is plenty...
When what I had planned for the day was spoiled by vomit, I still had choices. I could sulk and be grumpy (ok, I was for a time...) OR I could approach the day differently. One could say, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade". When life gave us vomit - we made...
My kids were on a mission. Mommy was grumpy, and something needed to be done. The solution? I guess, baby wipes. Oh the many uses of baby wipes! After roving the house for their tool of choice, Joel and Olivia finally found a package of wipes. They each pulled out a...
I'm about to dispel a myth about 2-year-olds that has been allowed to spread for FAR TOO LONG. The Terrible Twos It's an Old Wives Tale - kind of like the myth that pregnancy lasts 9 months. I've been pregnant 3 times now - and it has lasted 10 months EACH TIME!! I...
Someone recently said my kids are high-maintenance. At first I brushed it off because it hurt my feelings and I thought it'd be best just to let it roll off. Then I decided to NOT let it hurt my feelings and just chalk it up as circumstances during a phase of life....
Yep. I nearly lost my drawers. Friday morning, I decide to venture out on my own with all 3 kids. On my own. FOR THE FIRST TIME. Plus, the bug guy needed us gone for 5-6 hours:) On my agenda: Target, the mall play place, and fast food. My pride took it's fall (and I'm...
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