Category Archives: Parenting
Even the Bad Days Give You Things to Be Grateful For
Yesterday was a challenging day. Well, actually, most of yesterday went just fine. But those last two hours before Sean came home from work? Life pretty much went to Hell in a hand basket (side note: I used to think … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Gratitude, NaBloPoMo, Parenting, Thirty Days of Thankfulness
And His Imaginary Friend Complains that He Doesn’t Call Anymore
This weekend, Noah and Wyatt decided to write letters to Santa Claus. These were given to Sean with the instruction to mail them to the North Pole today (and then my instruction to save them since I could see him … Continue reading
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Seeing My Future
January 13, 1993 Dear Me, This is a letter to myself to let me, in the future, see what my hopes and expectations were when I was almost 16, and to see how my life met up to those dreams … Continue reading
Filed under adoption, Daily Life, Gratitude, Kids, NaBloPoMo, Parenting, politics, Thirty Days of Thankfulness
Losing My Stuff…And the Dog
It had been such a nice weekend. Really, it had. Every year, my community does a big festival the first week of October. Friday night there is a cruise-in, Saturday is a parade, and Saturday and Sunday are a street … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Kids, Parenting, Scary Bits of Life
Kid Poops-a-Lot
*talking* Oh. my. gosh.Becky, look at that butt. That diaper’s big. It looks like one of those diaper commercials. Who understands those commercials? They only talk to about poop because they can make a lot of money,ok? I mean that … Continue reading
Filed under A Scary Look into My Mind, Just for Fun, Kids, Parenting
Real Education
Before I get on to more important things, can I just say that Julie Chen should fire her stylist over tonight’s outfit? Yes, that’s right, I WATCH BIG BROTHER. And Julie’s finale outfit? She looks like she’s wearing a Snuggie. … Continue reading
Filed under Homeschooling, Kids, Parenting
Important Life Lessons
As I was getting ready for the day this morning (shortly after scrubbing the carpet because I was stupid enough to put carpet in the dining room and, you know, orange juice BELONGS on the floor), my oldest three boys … Continue reading
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I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
How do you people with a bunch of school-aged children do it? A couple of weeks ago, I finally sat down with my calendar and scheduled in all of the boys’ soccer games. I instantly felt overwhelmed. Today, Wyatt’s coach … Continue reading
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The Birth Story (Part 2)
Read Part 1 here We arrived at the hospital around 1:00 am. Anyone who has ever given birth in a hospital is painfully aware of the annoyance that it the labor and delivery triage room. Never mind that I couldn’t … Continue reading
Adding to the Gray Hair Count
Around here, Saturdays are not a time to relax. Sean and I vie for the opportunity to complete projects that are just too difficult to do on our own with the kids around. He hopes to mow the lawn and … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Kids, Parenting, Scary Bits of Life
