Let me tell you why I love the sport of swimming. Once you enter the world of competitive swimming, whether you stay there for one season or ten seasons, you have entered a sport that isn’t like any other one. And the only people who get it are other swimmers. And whether you know each […]
Archives for April 2016
A few bumps in the road, but we made it.
We were 20 minutes into our trip to Boston when we realized Number 6 didn’t have his blankie. We had to go home and get it. By the time we got home, Number 4 thought she was going to puke. An hour later we were back on the road. So I missed checking in and […]
I’m ixsidid.
We leave for Boston this morning. Last year my parents and Number 3, 4, and 5 came with me. It was an amazing two days, especially for the kids. This year we are all going. My husband, Numbers 2 through 7, and my parents. (In case you were wondering, I managed to find a place to […]
Just like Cinderella. But better.
Three days ago I posted this little story on the Facebook page: I didn’t really realize until that morning that Number 7 only had two pairs of shoes. She doesn’t mind. She’s always had what she needs. Until Monday when she had peed all over her sneakers. Anyway, I posted that story just because I […]
Who needs Tony Robbins when you’ve got Number 3 and 4?
The kids are all very excited to go to Boston for the marathon. We are leaving on Saturday and will be there until Tuesday. I am looking forward to it also, but I’m very nervous for the run as I fell so far off the training plan when all the foreclosure crap went down that […]
24 hours into Positive Discipline. This sh*t works.
Yesterday morning, Operation Positive Discipline officially took effect. If you read Saturday’s post, you know that one of the biggest challenges I’m facing is the kids arguing multiple times a day. And I’ve been constantly refereeing and consequently wanting to gouge my eyeballs out with a tiny replica of the Empire State Building. Yesterday morning […]