I Don’t Remember My Parents Going Through Stuff Like This

Yesterday, I had four happy, healthy little boys who spent the morning vigorously cleaning their toy room with their great-grandmother and playing with their visiting cousins all afternoon. I had a fifteen-month-old who was laughing and playing and hugging and kissing and being totally normal.
Until bedtime.
That’s when Eli started crying for no immediately noticeable reason. [...]

Moving on with Life

First, off: Thank you all. While I am spending very little time on the computer right now (sleep is kind of a big thing for me lately), I have taken the time to read through all of the comments not only on my blog, but also on the posts my sister and my mother put [...]

Making it Worse in Order to Get Better

Today was the surgical consult for E’s, um, male issues.
First, can I ask why it is, when you go to a doctor’s office, that they don’t warn you if they are running behind? I showed up at the appointed hour, checked in with no one else in the waiting room, and was taken back [...]

Protected: Talking to Kids About Illness and Death

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Like a Chicken with Her Head Cut Off

So much to say–so little time to say it.
I got a phone call on Monday. A BIG phone call. T~ called to ask me what I was doing on Thursday and could she, maybe, come for a visit then. Of course! We have been trying to work out a visit for months now. It has [...]

Things I’ve learned

Things I’ve learned this week:
Frozen french fries are the ultimate in cuisine to a two-year-old. Don’t misread this. FROZEN french fries. Not frozen french fries that have been cooked. Just FROZEN french fries. Blech.
Apparently, the quickest way to really tick off a four-year-old boy is to call him “Veruca.”

It’s also the [...]

Some Stereotypes Exist for a Reason

For instance, the “clueless male” stereotype.
Last night, Sean told the boys that he would try to take them swimming at the YMCA today. For the record, we have never done this. Sean told them they would go “if he could work it out.”
I should have been concerned right then.
This morning, N~ was talking again about [...]

Twice as Effective?

OK, so here is my question of the day:
If you drink pepper juice (which burns your ears), then cough so hard that it comes back up (and really burns your nose), are you doubling the effectiveness?

Why won’t this hacking just go away???
On a brighter note, depending on which “due date” you want to go [...]

The Princess and the Pea Brain

So I think that I have mentioned once or twice now that I get some significant back issues when I’m pregnant. As a result, I have not slept in my own bed for months. I actually tried to a couple of months back and was in so much pain after an hour or so that [...]

How Many Things Can I Cover in One Post?

Over the past week, I have had several smallish things that I keep meaning to blog on, but haven’t gotten around to. So, think of this post as end-of-the-week leftovers. Lots of bits and pieces, not all of which relate, some in larger portions than others.
Adoption Stuff
First, I’m really excited to say that my sister [...]