A couple months ago I discovered something horrific in my house. Rainbow loom? No, worse. The entire Caillou CD collection? No. Worse. Drugs? Condoms? No. Even worse. A couple months ago I discovered fucking Shopkins in my house. I have no idea how they got there, where they came from, or who supplied them to […]
Parenting
WELL WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS, THEN???
Our normal routine here is that I get home from swim practice at about 8:00. I get Number 3 and 4 their dinner, and while they are eating, I put Number 6 and 7, who share a room, into bed. We read a story, then I sing each of them a song, and we do […]
Mommy, do you think Santa is real?
This morning one of the kids asked the question that at least one of them inevitably asks every year: Mommy, do you think Santa is real? I’ve struggled with this in the past. How should I answer? My response is always the same: Well, what do you think? Do you think he’s real? Every year […]
Picture Imperfect
We got our Christmas tree this past Saturday and then on Sunday we put it up and decorated it. We have a Christmas tree decorating tradition where my parents come up to the house to help. We have a fire in the fireplace and play Christmas music. Then we usually eat pizza and have dessert […]
The Talk
Number 3 has middle school swim team practice on Sundays for an hour. Yesterday my husband had four of the kids and I took Number 4 along with me to Number 3’s practice. After we dropped him off, we ran to Costco to get a couple things. Number 4 seized the opportunity as soon as […]
I like people of all colors.
Number 7, who is four years old, has preschool from nine to twelve on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Usually on Wednesdays, we make a quick trip to Costco after I pick her up. It’s only about a mile from her school, and I get her the free sample/cheap frozen yogurt lunch combo. She always shows the […]
