Someone seems to have erased all the cookies on our computer and it took me 2 days to remember my user name and password for blogger – so I’ve had an extra long break from blogging. I’ve had some really big ups and really big downs in the past week and a half. However, dwelling on the ups is almost always better for a gal … Continue reading Ups and downs
You’re glad you know how to type because your toddler pried off half the keys on the laptop keyboard and you’re typing by touch on rubber nubs until the new keypad gets in. I love you, Michaela Rose! Continue reading One more for “momhood” . . .
You’re glad you know how to type because your toddler pried off half the keys on the laptop keyboard and you’re typing by touch on rubber nubs until the new keypad gets in. I love you, Michaela Rose! Continue reading One more for "momhood" . . .
– You go to the bathroom while holding a baby (bonus points if you were breastfeeding at the time). – You find yourself saying odd combinations of words like “don’t lick yogurt off the window”. – It occurs to you that if you kick your oldest child really, really hard you could have everyone in the house crying at the same time. – You yell … Continue reading You know you’ve achieved full “Momhood” when . . .
– You go to the bathroom while holding a baby (bonus points if you were breastfeeding at the time). – You find yourself saying odd combinations of words like “don’t lick yogurt off the window”. – It occurs to you that if you kick your oldest child really, really hard you could have everyone in the house crying at the same time. – You yell … Continue reading You know you’ve achieved full "Momhood" when . . .
Right now on the kitchen counter next to me is a small, smashed, sun-dried snake that my 11 year old found. What is wrong with boys? Yeesh! Continue reading Ewwwwwwww!
In our house when one of my boys does something particularly boneheaded, my darling, ever helpful hubby will often sarcastically remark “Homeschooling, eh?” Yesterday my 11 year old gave a truly spectacular demonstration of the superior results of homeschooling while filling out a form. First he didn’t capitalize his last name, then he spelled homeschool “homeskooll”, then he started to spell his guitar teacher Steve’s … Continue reading Homeschooling at work!
Over the weekend my 7 year old caught a big black cricket and put it in a plastic water bottle on our counter. (This is a huge improvement of his previous practice of placing bugs under over-turned drinking glasses on the counter, BTW.) I told him that he should let it go. “But Mom, crickets bring good luck. The Chinese keep them for pets. I … Continue reading Unclear on the concept
Recently, my 11 year old has been giving me fits. I don’t think it’s anything real unusual for a kid his age and it is particularly understandable considering the challenges and changes our family has had to face in the past year or so. Basically he’s been lazy, selfish and somewhat surly as of late. Of course we’re dealing with these things and I think … Continue reading I’ve got an itch I need to scratch
We have a mean flu bug working its way through the house. It hit my 6 year old pretty hard today. He’s been running a fever and this afternoon, he fell asleep for a couple of hours on the couch. When he woke up, his temperature was about 102. I asked him how he felt. He looked up at me with his flushed face and … Continue reading Mind over body
The Upside Down World 