Always evolving, Never Average
I think I may have told this story before, but back in high school, I went to an epic New Year’s Eve party. It was at a girl’s house who was a year older than me. I was a junior, and she was a senior. I don’t know where her parents were, but they were …Read More
We had a great Christmas. There were a couple minor meltdowns, but I credit those to the three little ones functioning on very little sleep because they were just SO EXCITED for Christmas. LIKE SO EXCITED. And seeing Number 4 who is twelve years old wanting to sleep later this morning, I know there are …Read More
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Except of course, for Mom, who still had hours to go, Cutting and wrapping and tying bow after bow. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, While Dad stretched out, snoring, in his favorite …Read More
Last year a couple days before Thanksgiving, I cleaned out the dining room for the last time. Tired of allowing that room to be a dumping ground for everything, I vowed to keep it clean from that day on. Over a year later, the space has remained neat and clean and we eat all of …Read More
I want to share a quick story with you. Earlier today on the Facebook page I shared this post I wrote last year about Number 4 starting to babysit and how her, let’s just say… exuberant personality that I once thought would be the death of me had served her well. Because now at twelve …Read More
Last night when I walked upstairs to put Number 5, 6 and 7 into bed (they all share a room) around 8:15, I realized they hadn’t done what I’d asked them to do earlier that day. All three of them had clothes lying around on the floor, and Number 7’s dresser in particular was a …Read More
Last week someone asked me how I handle our laundry. While I am still working on some areas of my life, in the last year I have managed to come up with a system that works well for us and allows me to stay on top of the laundry situation. Up until November or 2017, …Read More
I love swimming. I LOVE IT. I love it for so many reasons. I love it for the friends it has given me and for the places it has taken me. I love it for helping me discover what my strengths are — and also my weaknesses. I love it for teaching me to just …Read More
I have been doing this advent “calendar” with the kids for the last few years, and it is still one of their favorite holiday traditions. Well, the older kids don’t care so much now, but Number 5, 6 and 7 still really love it. We have a lot of Christmas picture books, so I wrap …Read More
My marriage is really fucked up. It is unhealthy and troubled, and it has been that way for a long, long time. My husband and I go through varying levels of dysfunction, and the past few months have been at like Level 10 Fuckupedness. There hasn’t been any infidelity. There is no addiction. Just an …Read More
