Yesterday I took all 7 kids to the town beach. Even with my dad there to help, keeping track of everyone was a challenge. Numbers 1, 2, and 3 are fairly easy. But Number 4, 5, 6,and 7 take some work. 5 and 6 can’t swim and need you right there with them, and Number
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Happy Birthday, or as Number 3 says…
Yesterday Number 3 saw this old picture. It’s me, my dad, my brother, and my Aunt T who was probably about 80 at the time. Number 3 did a double take, and appeared to be traumatized by the picture. He hesitantly asked, “Mom, what happened to Grammy?” He thought it was my mom… “That’s not Grammy, that’s Aunt
Things I learned yesterday
1. Croquet balls will leave a nice bruise when your brother whips one at you. 2. I should not have opened a Facebook account for my clueless husband who really freaking pissed me off last night. 3. One of my children is guaranteed to lose or break at least one pair of goggles every day. 4. I
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Move over Yogi Berra
Just a few recent quotes from Number 4… “Mom, why are you sad? We’re getting older. Just deal with it.” Overheard while she was singing Part of Your World (from the Little Mermaid) “I’ve got gadgets and gismos, aplenty. I’ve got boozits and whatsits, galore….wonderous freak, wish I could be, part of your wooooooooooorld.” “Dad,
If you don’t have anything nice to say…
When someone looks at one of my kids and says, “Oh, he/she looks just like you!” it really pisses me off. That is, if they say that to my husband. If they say that to me, I love it. I don’t care what anyone says — you want your kids to look like you. Even