Seven years ago I was in desperate need of a babysitter, and I put an ad out on Sittercity.com. I didn’t really expect anything to come from it, but I figured it was worth a shot. That one decision led to an eventual knock on our door from a beautiful, smart, funny, ballsy, super cool […]
Life at My House
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Kristofer is in eighth grade this year, and he decided to join the cross country team, mainly because Ingrid was on it last year and she had a lot of fun and also did really well, and I think he felt like he was missing out on something. Plus it’s a short season, it doesn’t […]
I Tried Eliminating The Competition And It Totally Worked (Getting Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies Without A Fight)
Almost all the birthdays in our family fall in two major chunks. The first is the end of June to the beginning of July. There are four birthdays in that time. The second is the last two weeks of September and the first week of October. We also have four birthdays in that time. So […]
They Are Watching
This morning I went for a run. I left the kids at home. I told them I’d be gone for about 45 minutes, and I gave them two simple directions: Do your jobs, and don’t kill each other. I ran a little over four miles. It was some alone time and some brain therapy and […]
There Are Benefits To Being Broke
When Number 3 and 4 were little, like 1 and 2 years old, I would often take them to the mall with my dad, and we’d walk around and I’d push the two of them in the stroller. We’d do this a couple times a week, and we’d stay at the mall for a couple […]
The Inside Of My Car And Three Things I Have Learned In The Last Four Weeks
I drive a 2006 Chevy Suburban. We got it brand new in 2006 when Number 3 was just a few months old. Number 4, 5, 6, and 7 weren’t even in existence then. At the time it was state-of-the-art. It had On Star (which was relatively new) and satellite radio (which was really new) and […]
