Always evolving, Never Average
This past Saturday I got back from a two-week road trip with the kids. I didn’t plan the way I should have or get organized the way I needed to before we left, and I just kind of fell off the face of the planet here at Not Your Average Mom. But the kids and …Read More
About six weeks ago I volunteered to direct the 4th grade play at Number 5’s school. This play is kind of a rite of passage for the 4th graders. It’s been a thing for years. Number 3 was in the 4th grade play, Number 4 was in the 4th grade play, and Number 5 has …Read More
Are you ready for my next soul searching discovery? You might not like what I’ve discovered. Or maybe you will. I guess it depends on how you look at it. Anyway, here is my very HUGE a-ha moment. You know all those people in your life who have said really shitty things that are mean …Read More
I’m sitting in the lobby right now, while Number 3 and 4 are in the pool warming up for the second night of finals at a four day swim meet. Last year I was at this same meet, losing my mind. COMPLETELY LOSING MY MIND. Last year I had little (to no) perspective. I was …Read More
I was a teacher for ten years. And if there is one thing teachers know how to do it’s use time effectively, manage lots of kids with different needs, and get sh*t done. Once I had a few years of teaching experience under my belt, I was a machine. My classroom was organized, I had …Read More
A couple weeks ago I had one of the worst mornings I’ve had with the kids in a long time. A LOOOOOOOONG time. They were at each other’s throats, pushing buttons relentlessly and doing whatever they could to piss each other off. We had multiple massive meltdowns before 7:30 a.m., and I all but dragged …Read More
I started writing this blog almost seven years ago. Can you believe it? This is what Number 3 looked like: This is what Number 4 looked like: This is what Number 5 looked like: This is what Number 6 looked like: And this is what Number 7 looked like: Here they all are now: A …Read More
If you’ve been around here for a few years, then you might remember that our elementary school does a fourth grade play. And four years ago, when Number 3 was in fourth grade, he was very unexpectedly cast as the lead role in Aladdin. The kid who literally never spoke in preschool or kindergarten was …Read More
This past Saturday a sixteen-year-old girl one town over from mine committed suicide by jumping off a parking garage at the local mall. Like many other teen suicides, mental health issues and bullying were cited as two factors. Some disturbing screenshots of horrible things said by a classmate appeared on social media after the news …Read More
This morning we had one of those mornings that could have gone in a couple different directions. Up until a little over a year ago, we ate about 99.9% of our meals in the kitchen. The only time we ever ate in the dining room was when we celebrated a birthday or on Thanksgiving. It …Read More
