I want to be able to do it all. By myself. I want to work out 3 hours a day. And win this whole fucking Lose to Win thing. I want to stay on top of the laundry. And reply to all my emails in a timely manner. Or respond to all my emails at all. […]
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Unless you are positive all of your kids are sleeping, silence is NOT golden.
I am almost halfway through this Lose to Win thing. For six weeks I have been pretty focused on that. And for the last 3 weeks, I have been going to the Y in the morning and then again at night on most days. My father has been amazing. He comes up every morning to babysit […]
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble.
So a couple days ago this was my status on the facebook page: I’d like to be happy for all you people posting pictures of your awesome vacations. But you’re really just pissing me off. Big time. But you know I’m just jealous. Before I got married and had all these damn kids that have […]
Okay. I admit it. I’m living vicariously through Number 4.
When I was 6 my parents signed me up for swim lessons through the parks and rec department in my town. We didn’t have a pool at our house, there were no town pools or public pools in the area, and we didn’t belong to the Y or a country club, so up until that point, my […]
You can feel sore tomorrow, or you can feel sorry tomorrow.
So here is what happened last week… On Saturday we took Numbers 3 through 7 to go swimming at the Y. For the first time. Ever. There is a therapy pool there that is heated to about 90 degrees. It’s especially perfect for Numbers 5, 6, and 7. Now it’s a definitely a production getting […]
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~ Helen Keller
My husband says I’m kind of a contradiction. Because in some areas of my life, I’m an it’s-better-to-ask-for-forgiveness-than-permission kind of a girl. My last year of teaching, I had a Bring Your Pet to School Day. I arranged for it to be outside in the upper parking lot behind the school. I didn’t mention it […]
