Photo Credit Darling Son, We are in the throes of it- you and I. Although one could say parents and children are always in the throes of something, aren’t they?We’ve got this push-pull thing going on. You want so much to push when I ask you to pull. Then you just have to pull if […]
What we’ve got here is failure to communicate
Living in a house full of men, I spend the majority of my time being worshiped and adored completely ignored. It’s not that I’m not loved. The fact that my children can’t bear to be apart from me for the 2 minutes it takes me to pee, proves that. Their desperate need to share their […]
This Mom is OK-Enough
Photo Credit I find this parenting thing tough. I’m an expert in Mom Math; but other than that, I’m pretty a remedial student in the School of Motherhood. I’m not talking about the physical fatigue that rides shotgun with parenting. The running around, lugging laundry baskets, chasing basketballs down the street, getting in the car […]
Mom Math: The Only Math That Matters
Photo Credit If I were currently a high school senior applying to college there would be no way on God’s green earth I would get in. Anywhere. I was no dummy, but my “slightly above average” status (earned through hard work, persistence, and the loss of a many years of my father’s life as he […]
7 Signs You Are At The End of Christmas Break
I’m glad to know so many of you identified with my previous post. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Riding the Crazy Train is a lot less scary when you’ve got company. Many of us have exchanged texts and Facebook posts to count the hours, minutes, seconds until school resumes and that has given us a […]
I wish Christmas Break was longer…Is there a “sarcasm” font?
It’s been 172 hours since Christmas Break began. But who’s counting? I’m not. Not at all. Since the dismissal of class 172 hours ago we’ve had a lot of fun. There’s been hot chocolate, excessive viewing of ‘Elf’, a CPS-worthy amount of television watching and enough Rainbow Looming to span the globe. Twice. Oh, and there […]
Daddy’s Girl
“Oh, is this your son and daughter in law?” the sweet waitress asked my father as we sat having dinner. Seems like a reasonable enough question, right? It was, save for one simple fact: She was not speaking about my brother and his wife. She was referring to me and my husband. Me- my father’s daughter. It’s […]
Full Hearts, Full Bellies
I don’t know about the rest of you, but my Facebook feed is full of grateful people. They are grateful for their children, their spouse, their job. They are immensely grateful for their pets and their parents. And I have quite a few friends who are not afraid to admit they are exceptionally grateful for […]
My kids and their activities will never take my FREEDOM!
I’m not ashamed to admit that Cher Horowitz has had a large impact on how I look at life. Who is Cher Horowitz, you ask? This…. is Cher Horowitz For a great laugh go here and read “35 Clueless Quotes that Make Everyday Life Worth Living” Don’t recognize her? Um, hello!? She’s only the star of […]
Parenting Through 50 Shades of Gray
If I have learned anything in my 9+ years of parenting it’s this: It’s not the big decisions that are going to finally send me over the edge. It’s the barrage of seemingly innocuous decisions that are anything but… they are constant shades of gray. And the truth is, I like black and white. […]
