Tomorrow I have my first speaking engagement at the Brookfield Public Library. My talk is entitled Staying Sane Through Motherhood. Look how official I appear to be in the flier they made for me: I know. I’m. So. Fancaaaaay… I’m also so nervous. For a couple reasons. First, I’m not even done with my Power […]
Archives for February 2015
A request from Number 4
I don’t usually have anything to do with the fundraisers for the kids’ schools because with seven kids in school times about 4,ooo fundraisers a year, well, it’s totally out of control. But Number 4’s school is participating in Jump Rope For Heart to raise money for the American Heart Association, and Number 4 has been […]
Right back atcha, Patty.
I’ve had a long day and my body is telling me I need sleep. So I’m going to listen to it. But first, I’ll leave you with this text I got from Patty yesterday. If you think one person can’t make a difference, you’re wrong. (Click HERE to donate to Patty’s Go Fund Me campaign. […]
I want my own room.
About a year ago, I admitted that I rarely sleep in the bed with my husband, and that pretty much every night, I sleep on the couch. And I made a pledge to get back into my bed. So it’s been a year. And, well, not much has changed. I did a little research. I […]
The Six Stages of Potty Training
When my husband and I got married, Number 1 was seven and Number 2 was 4. I missed the whole potty training thing with them. When Number 3 was about two years old, I started the potty training with him. We got one of those pottys that made music every time pee hit the bowl. […]
Visions of Amazon Boxes
My college swim coach used to say that being a coach at swim meets was much more exhausting than being a swimmer. That, sure, swimming a few events was physically tiring, but when you were a coach, you experienced every emotion, the highs of a best time or a great swim, and the lows of […]