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 […]
Life at My House
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 […]
Why couldn’t Hoarders be coming to my house tomorrow?
So I don’t have a lot of time today… T-minus 28 1/2 hours until the arrival of Dateline. My kitchen looks like this: Actually, that was yesterday afternoon. Now it looks a lot worse. But it’s not all bad… I do see a brush there on the floor… Anyway. Moving into the dining room… And my mudroom looks like […]
My family really knows how to make a girl feel special. Oh wait, I must be thinking about someone else’s family.
I was going to give you a witty recap of Number 4’s birthday party this morning, but I totally overslept. And not because I stayed up late doing anything fun last night, or because I overindulged at an awesome birthday or anniversary dinner. I’m not sure why… It couldn’t be because Number 1 told me […]