After yesterday’s post, a reader was kind enough to share this on the not-your-average-mom.com facebook page: 8 Reasons to Make Time for Family Dinner You don’t need to bother clicking on the link — I can sum it up for you. But CNN and Health.com, you need to get your facts straight. Now, I will […]
Archives for November 2012
We may have set a world record yesterday.
So here was last night’s dinner conversation: #3: Stop touching me. #4: I’m not touching you. Spontaneous outburst of singing: WEEE-EEEEEE, are never ever ever, getting baaaaaaaack together. WEE–” #2: No singing at the dinner table. #4: quick glance at #2… increase volume. You go talk to your friends talk to my friends talk to […]
Easy Thanksgiving activities
My kids are always asking for pictures to color around the holidays. Crayola has some pretty cute Thanksgiving coloring pages, as well as some easy-to-print-out activities. I really like this easy card activity…. I’m going to have the kids make some this weekend and use them for place settings for Thanksgiving. They have some easy games and […]
Well, I’m definitely prepared if I ever need to interview Tim Tebow. In the locker room.
If you follow my facebook page, then you probably know that a couple of weeks ago, Number 2 was kind enough to introduce Number 3 to the term “sack.” And, like I said then, not as in “hackey.” Unfortunately, they weren’t having a conversation about football either. Or Santa. Or potatoes. Number 6 and his […]
I promise to tell the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth.
I think there should be term limits set for the Tooth Fairy. Because the one assigned to this house sucks. I can understand one missed tooth. And maybe even two. But our tooth fairy has forgotten to collect the last four teeth in this house. Number 4 even had the box with the tooth in it under her pillow since […]
The Momiform
I continue to remain about 25 pounds away from my goal weight. I haven’t lost a pound in about 6 weeks. In fact, I think I’ve actually gained a couple pounds. I want to blame it on something. Like hormones. Or genetics. Or my thyroid. Or your thyroid. But really, since the triathalon, working out just […]