Last week I had to email the swim coach to tell him that we can’t afford to have Number 3 and 4 swim on the swim team. I basically begged for some flexibility. I explained to him that our situation is so bad that rather than buy a new washing machine because ours completely died […]
Archives for April 2013
Order in the court.
Nothing brings out the black robe and gavel in people like a picture of a sagging, filled-to-capacity diaper. I first realized that last summer when I wrote this in response to a pretty judgmental comment left by someone who didn’t like this: Then yesterday I posted this picture on the not your average mom facebook page: Come on. […]
Well that was quick.
Yesterday was my anniversary. No, not my wedding anniversary. My blogiversary. Not Your Average Mom turned one yesterday. I published my first post on April 22, 2012. Here it is, just for old times sake. Yep. A whole year has passed, and unfortunately, the state of my underwear hasn’t changed. But a lot of other stuff […]
And then there were two…
There was a teacher in my elementary school named Mrs. S. There are 3 things I remember about her: 1) She read Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books to us for read aloud. 2) She always wore clothes that had strawberries on them. and 3) She had fat lady cleavage. Yes, fat lady cleavage. You know, that […]
Way #947 to reuse a milk jug.
My kids love chocolate milk, but buying the already made stuff is way more expensive than mixing it myself. I used to mix my own in a Rubbermaid pitcher, but it was a real pain to clean. Especially in the handle. I could not get all traces of chocolate milk out of there. So now […]
What’s in my purse? I’ll give you 3 guesses.
I can’t remember which one, but there is a magazine that used to have an “in every issue” column called “What’s in Your Purse?” I think it might have been Glamour. But now that I’m old and subscribing to magazines like Better Homes and Gardens and This Old House, I don’t get Glamour anymore. Which […]