A friend of mine from high school posted this on facebook. I thought it was pretty cute, and I thought you might too… Every year on the first day of school, she takes a picture of the kids and then asks them what they want to be when they grow up. Here is what her
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If my calculations are correct, only 75 more Open Houses to go.
One of the worst things about having lots of kids isn’t the cleaning. Or the cooking. Or the driving. It’s the Open Houses. I hate Open Houses. They sucked when I was a teacher. But they suck even more now that I’m a parent. Our high school Open House is 4 hours long. 4 hours!!! Are
Tonight’s tip — help your kids learn to swim, even in the bathtub
I have coached swimming or taught swim lessons since I was 16 years old with lots of success (anyone I taught this summer, please vouch for me)! Here is a tip for those of you who have children who are non-swimmers or who are reluctant to put their faces in the water: Don’t tell your
Let’s talk about sex, baby, let’s talk about you and me…
The other ladies on Mother Bloggers and I have been brainstorming ideas for topics for the show. One of the subjects thrown out there was married sex before and after kids. Here’s my take on the whole thing: Married sex before kids is awesome. Married sex after kids is… Wait, there’s married sex after kids? Am
Nail cutting — worse than a pap smear
If your almost one-year-old is anything like mine, then cutting his or her nails is the equivalent to completing a workout with Jillian Michaels. In order to make it a little less of an ordeal, I put her in the high chair. Then I don’t expend a super-human amount of effort trying to keep her
I see London, I see France, but I don’t see Number 4’s underpants
Last week Number 4 went to school without any underpants. If she had been wearing leggings or pants it wouldn’t have been a big deal. But she was wearing a skirt. I don’t pick out what the kids are going to wear or help them get dressed in the morning. Even Number 5, who is 3-years-old,