Yesterday we had our annual family and friend reunion. It was a day of swimming and feasting and enjoying and reconnecting and laughing (when I sat in this chair and it totally broke). As I was sitting and talking with some family and friends, one of the girls at the party came running over to […]
Parenting
The FPA
I don’t love going to the pediatrician. And it’s not because I have some doctor’s office phobia or because I think kids often go into a doctor’s office being totally healthy and leave there covered in nasty germs from hundreds of other sick kids who have been sneezing, coughing, licking, touching and dripping on everything […]
T-minus 39 minutes
I have had one of those days. One of those days where your kids are sick. Where they are cranky because they don’t feel well. And even crankier because they slept like crap the night before. One of those days where one of your kids pukes all over herself. And all over the bathroom. And […]
No, you are not the Worst. Mom. Ever… 10 Things All Moms Will Do
Last week was crazy. So crazy that on Friday I totally forgot to take everyone to Number 5 and 6’s art show at preschool. Oops. A few kids ago I would have beat myself up over it. A few weeks ago I probably would have too. But now I know better. Because you will fuck up. […]
Which lens are you watching through?
This past week Number 3 had his 3rd grade music program at school. You know, the one where a hundred kids stand up on the risers and sing about 147 songs. The one where unless you got there 20 minutes early and sit in the front row, you have a hard time seeing your kid. […]
Number 6 and the Blowfish
This morning I went to the dentist. The last time I went was about a year ago. And that wasn’t for a check-up; I haven’t had one of those in a few years. It was because I had a tooth that hurt so bad I couldn’t take it anymore. I don’t have a fear of the dentist; […]