I had a few mom fails today. First, this week is Read Across America Week I think. Or something like that. We had a busy swim meet weekend, and Number 7 didn’t unzip her backpack until about five minutes before the bus was coming this morning, so whatever came home on Friday — okay, let’s […]
Funny Stuff
Mom, Why Are You So Salty?
When I was in high school, I was voted Class Clown my senior year. When I was in college, I was given the PMA Award by my college swim coach. That stands for Positive Mental Attitude. If you asked my friends (both past and present) to choose one word to describe me, I can’t say […]
The Power Of A Village
The homework phase of parenting is one that I am 100% positive I will never never never never never never never NEVER EVER miss. It’s the worst. Before I was a parent, I was a teacher for twelve years, and all I have to say is I’M SO SORRY. You really have no idea what […]
This Is What Happens When You Sit In Your Car In The Driveway For Too Long.
Last night the cat caught a tiny mouse and Number 4 rescued it and named it Chester while I was putting Number 5, 6,and 7 to bed and when I came downstairs she tried to convince me to keep him. We didn’t keep him. Today was a long busy day and Number 4 had a […]
I Kind Of Hate Trunk-Or-Treating (except for this one reason)
Tonight our town had a trunk or treat. I don’t really get trunk or treat. Like, if you can’t go trick-or-treating — which, let’s be honest, is all treating and no tricking — then sure. I get it. But there is plenty of candy to be found on actual Halloween. How many times do my […]
Making Time And Decluttering My Brain
One of the things I work a lot on with the members of Not Your Average Fitness Course is using time effectively and finding time in the day to exercise (because lack of time is one of the biggest reasons women give for not making exercise a part of their routine). Recently I have been […]
