On a scale of 1 -10 in the parenting department today, I would give myself an F-. All patience had left the building before all the kids even got on the school bus. I didn’t just fall off the yelling wagon, I pretty much took a running start and set a world record in the long […]
Lessons I've Learned
What the flip am I supposed to do with this?
The kids are growing up so fast and life is so hectic with one kid now working and three kids on the swim team, one doing baseball, one doing t-ball, and me working every night. I leave the house at 4: 15, just as the kids are getting home, and by the time I get […]
Mom, What The Heck Are You Talking About???
Every year Number 5 and 6’s school does this 26-Days-Of-School-Left countdown where each day has a theme which is related to a letter of the alphabet. You start with “A” day and work your way down to “Z” day on the last day of school. Number 5 is the girliest of my girls, and she […]
Just like Cinderella. But better.
Three days ago I posted this little story on the Facebook page: I didn’t really realize until that morning that Number 7 only had two pairs of shoes. She doesn’t mind. She’s always had what she needs. Until Monday when she had peed all over her sneakers. Anyway, I posted that story just because I […]
24 hours into Positive Discipline. This sh*t works.
Yesterday morning, Operation Positive Discipline officially took effect. If you read Saturday’s post, you know that one of the biggest challenges I’m facing is the kids arguing multiple times a day. And I’ve been constantly refereeing and consequently wanting to gouge my eyeballs out with a tiny replica of the Empire State Building. Yesterday morning […]
I thought I was solving the problem. Until I realized I was actually a part of it.
One of the biggest recurring issues I have with the kids that drives me nuts on a regular basis, multiple times a day, is the kids fighting. A lot. Like as soon as I leave the room, I pretty much know I only have a minute or two before my house resembles Lord of the […]