I had a different post planned for today. But I had one of those mornings. One of those mornings which included a later start than I had planned, a class party, a three mile run, a kid who took forever to go to sleep at nap time, followed by the discovery that I scheduled not just one, […]
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I guess the best way to teach my kids to be a responsible pet owner is by not getting them a pet. Not this year, anyway.
It’s Number 5’s birthday today. It’s also Number 6’s birthday today. They’re exactly one year apart. I got a motorized fire truck off of Craigslist for Number 6. He’ll love it. Number 5 has been asking for “a real, live kitty” for about a year. I was all set to get her one. But we […]
This team helped me out. Now it’s time for me to return the favor.
I will forever be indebted to the sport of swimming. It has taught me to push myself. To set goals. To be a team player. To move out of my comfort zone. It has given me strength, and comfort and friendship and even money. It is doing the same for my kids. Swimming has helped […]
They saw something, and they said something.
There is a difference between an athlete and a jock. An athlete has class. An athlete treats people with respect. An athlete is a role model. An athlete recognizes that he or she is not without faults, and takes responsibility for his or her actions when he or she fucks up. An athlete does not […]
Number 3. He gets it.
Conversation between my husband and Number 3 at lunch today: Number 3: Is it hard being a dad? Husband: Yes. But being a kid is hard, too. Number 3: No it isn’t. You ask for food, your mom gives it to you, and you eat it. You want to go somewhere, and someone takes you […]
It’s all good. And if it’s not, it will be.
If you have been around here for a while, you know that we are in the midst of the shittiest financial situation we have ever been in. I put this information out there about a year ago. Not because I was looking for help, but just because carrying that burden of financial difficulties on your […]