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 […]
Parenting
The Eight Stages Of Parenting
It took seven kids to get to this point, but I have finally figured out the key to raising children. You simply have to survive making it from one challenging phase to the next. Because just when you make it through the stage that you thought was going to put you either in jail or the […]
Things I learned yesterday
1. Croquet balls will leave a nice bruise when your brother whips one at you. 2. I should not have opened a Facebook account for my clueless husband who really freaking pissed me off last night. 3. One of my children is guaranteed to lose or break at least one pair of goggles every day. 4. I […]
Please raise your glasses
Yesterday was my aunt and uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary party. They have lived out of the country for the past 20 years, so we don’t see them very often. This was my conversation with the kids yesterday. “After Number 3’s baseball game we are going to Aunt G and Uncle L’s anniversary party. It’s a grown […]
Party planners are overrated
Yesterday was Number 3’s 7th birthday. He had 13 friends over to our house for an old-school birthday party. Nothing fancy. Play. Eat pizza. Play. Eat cake. Open presents. Play. Go home. I usually make a special cake. One year I did Grover… Another year I made Spiderman… So I’m no Cake Boss, but the kids […]
Number 5 is getting her own category
Number 5 is in a hitting phase. Whenever another child in this house does not do exactly what she wants, when she wants, she just hauls off and belts him or her. Number 6 is exactly one year younger than Number 5, and he is usually her targeted victim. Granted, he will taunt her, often grabbing whatever she happens […]