Back in the fall, we instituted a no tv on weeknights rule. It was nice. Until the days got shorter. Along with my patience. Then the tv crept back in during the week. And before I knew it, watching the tv had become the same as drinking alcohol. I just had to make it until […]
Life at My House
Help. It’s not a four letter word.
I want to be able to do it all. By myself. I want to work out 3 hours a day. And win this whole fucking Lose to Win thing. I want to stay on top of the laundry. And reply to all my emails in a timely manner. Or respond to all my emails at all. […]
Sugar and spice and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of. Yeah, right.
It’s been a while since Number 4 has made an appearance. Somehow, she must have known… In typical Number 4 fashion, she had an interesting beginning to the school year. You’ve read about my attempts to get a first-day-of-school picture. And then there was the underpants revelation. In November she took it upon herself to […]
This too shall pass. In about 18 years.
So yesterday I wrote about how I had a parenting moment that I wasn’t exactly proud of. I mean, it wasn’t like a Mommy Dearest moment. But I wish I had gone about it differently. I did apologize to the boys about it. I did admit that I wished I had handled it differently. I acknowledged […]
Chalk another one up for the benefits of family dinners.
Just in case you were worried that all your compliments were giving me an inflated ego, I want to assure you that my children are always available to smack my self-esteem right back down to where it usually is. And, I don’t know about you, but I could use just a tiny little break from […]
Sorry folks. This parent gig never ends. Not even when they’re 43.
I have done a few things to make my parents proud. In high school, I won a couple of athletic scholarships. I was the first person in my family to go to college. And get a masters degree. And, best of all, I have given them 7 really cute grandkids. But I have also put […]