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
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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,
In case you need some ideas for lunch tomorrow…
I don’t usually do 2 posts in one day, but I just wanted to share this 4 minute and 30 second video with you that my cousin shared with me a couple weeks ago. I thought maybe before the school week starts, you’d like some ideas to spice up your kids’ lunches if you have, say, 2