I’ve been a bitch to my husband again. And again, don’t get me wrong, it’s not for nothing. He deserved it a little bit, but I need to get over it. I haven’t really spoken to him, unless it was absolutely necessary in about 4 days. I fell off the sleeping-in-the-bed wagon a little while […]
Life at My House
Mount Poo-suvius
I had a seriously shitty day on Monday. And when I say shitty, I mean shit. eeeee. Number 2 is on a movie making kick. Every night he and Numbers 3 and 4, and sometimes 5, go down into the basement to make a movie. Two nights ago the four of them were down there […]
The Christmas Bucket List
I hate winter. But I love Christmas. I love the lights. I love the tree. I love the smell of pine needles. The feel of the fireplace. I love Gene Autry, Bing Crosby and David Bowie, Mariah Carey, and Harry Connick Jr. I love Rudolph and March of the Wooden Soldiers and It’s a Wonderful […]
Don’t fill your home with more crap today. Fill it with more memories instead.
I have spent the past 3 weeks clearing crap out of my house. I have uncovered things I forgot I ever had. I have found toys that haven’t been played with in months. Today is Black Friday. Hundreds, thousands, millions of people will spend today “saving” money. They will kick off the holiday season by […]
You can take an online course. Or you can just hitch a ride with me.
It is becoming evident that Number 3, Number 4 and I are going to have many of life’s most serious conversations on the 7-minute drive to school or the 6-minute drive to swim practice. I’m getting pretty good at them. A couple weeks ago we revisited the Where do babies come out of? question. (In […]
Operation Organization: Where did all my sh*t go?
I’m 2 weeks into Operation Organization. If you Follow the Facebook page, you may have seen the progress. If not, here’s a recap. So far, I’ve finished the dining room… Before After The mudroom… Before After The office…. Before After My bedroom… Before After Number 6 and 7’s room…. Before After The stairs… Before After And […]