This morning I went to the dentist. The last time I went was about a year ago. And that wasn’t for a check-up; I haven’t had one of those in a few years. It was because I had a tooth that hurt so bad I couldn’t take it anymore. I don’t have a fear of the dentist; […]
Life at My House
Scared straight.
If you are just joining the party, a few months ago, after spending a Sunday alone with all the kids, without ever leaving the house, and while trying (unsuccessfully) to get some stuff done, my husband said to me, “We need to get you some help.” So the search for an Alice began. Alice Number […]
H-E-Double Hockey Sticks
This morning during the usual rush to get everyone strapped into their car seats, Number 7 was not cooperating. I was buckling Number 6, and she was climbing all over the car. Number 3 and 4 were losing patience. So was Number 5. She looked right at Number 7 and yelled, ‘NUMBER 7! JUST GET […]
Let’s all live our best lives!
When I was in second grade, I remember helping a girl in my class with a math problem. She looked at me and she said, “You’re a really good teacher!” That was, and still is, one of the best feelings I’ve ever had in my whole life. I’ve always liked helping other people. Teaching other […]
Family game night always looks like so much fun…when it’s someone ELSE’S family.
About 2 months ago, I started Operation Organization. It was initiated for several reasons. A combination of several major stressful events occurring simultaneously had me feeling seriously out-of-control. I was wasting tremendous amounts of time looking for things that would have been easily located if the house was picked up. And I wanted a place […]
Just call me Dopey.
There are plenty of advantages to having older brothers and sisters. But there are also some disadvantages. Mainly in the vocabulary department. When you are 2 or 3 and you have a big brother or sister, you learn some words you wouldn’t learn until much later. You know, when you started going to school. And riding […]