I am almost halfway through this Lose to Win thing. For six weeks I have been pretty focused on that. And for the last 3 weeks, I have been going to the Y in the morning and then again at night on most days. My father has been amazing. He comes up every morning to babysit […]
Archives for February 2013
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble.
So a couple days ago this was my status on the facebook page: I’d like to be happy for all you people posting pictures of your awesome vacations. But you’re really just pissing me off. Big time. But you know I’m just jealous. Before I got married and had all these damn kids that have […]
Okay. I admit it. I’m living vicariously through Number 4.
When I was 6 my parents signed me up for swim lessons through the parks and rec department in my town. We didn’t have a pool at our house, there were no town pools or public pools in the area, and we didn’t belong to the Y or a country club, so up until that point, my […]
You can feel sore tomorrow, or you can feel sorry tomorrow.
So here is what happened last week… On Saturday we took Numbers 3 through 7 to go swimming at the Y. For the first time. Ever. There is a therapy pool there that is heated to about 90 degrees. It’s especially perfect for Numbers 5, 6, and 7. Now it’s a definitely a production getting […]
The Kotex Phase
Before you have kids you hear all about the phases your kids are going to go through… You go to the doctor’s and they ask you all the questions to make sure your child is progressing the way he or she “should”… Does she respond do your voice? Is he sitting up? Does she pull […]
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~ Helen Keller
My husband says I’m kind of a contradiction. Because in some areas of my life, I’m an it’s-better-to-ask-for-forgiveness-than-permission kind of a girl. My last year of teaching, I had a Bring Your Pet to School Day. I arranged for it to be outside in the upper parking lot behind the school. I didn’t mention it […]