It’s Christmas Eve, Eve. Once again, I’m not really ready. None of my presents are wrapped. The house isn’t clean. We haven’t made gingerbread cookies and I have like five crafts I was hoping to do with the kids that aren’t going to get finished. Or even started. I could easily do the two-days-before-Christmas-freak out.
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Being the older mom. I’m okay with it.
I have always been the “older” mom. I gave birth to Number 3 when I was thirty-five. Number 4 the day before my thirty-seventh birthday. Number 5 three months before I turned forty. Number 6 three months before I turned forty-one. And Number 7 when I was forty-two. And now, at forty-six, I am definitely
Because not everyone can be the star.
Ever since she was in first grade, Number 4 has been waiting to audition for the fourth grade play. More like dying to audition for it. She’s definitely loves to be on stage. And she has a beautiful singing voice. And the fourth grade play is a musical, so it’s right up her alley. Last year when Number
Tonight I took some time to be a human being, instead of a human doing.
Tonight I was going to write a post after I set the kids up with a movie. But instead, I plunked right down on the floor with them and watched Rudolph. Not too many more years they’re gonna want to do that with me. Don’t forget to slow down this holiday season. It goes by fast
My little brother died thirty years ago. But three days ago, he sent me a message.
So something really fucking awesome happened three days ago. I GOT ACCEPTED BY THE DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE TO RUN THE BOSTON MARATHON. I know, I just told you last week, that I didn’t get accepted… If you are new here, last April I ran the Boston Marathon. It was my fourth marathon, but my first
Look Up
Yesterday Number 3, who is a ten-year-old fifth grader in middle school, had a winter breakfast first thing in the morning. It’s a tradition for the 5th graders. The parents all sign up to bring something in, the teacher projects a nice warm fire on the white board in the front of the room, music