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 […]
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Take Me Out of This Ball Game
Little girls’ t-ball is pretty cute. Except when Number 4 is involved. Then it’s more like embarrassing. Thank goodness it’s over. Yesterday they played a 3-inning game. The head of the softball league was there announcing each girl’s name over the microphone, making them all feel pretty special. The coaches pitched the ball to the […]
A Picture’s Worth 447 Words
Editor’s Note: This post is a follow up to the Picture Day post. Today is our last day of softball, and yesterday we received the team pictures in the mail. What perfect timing. So, I thought you might enjoy seeing the finished team photo. I wish so badly that I had been there when the […]
one way to save paper
Another “Grandma” saver… We go through tons of copy paper here. It started to get out of hand, so we now have two trays of paper next to the printer. One has new paper in it, and one has paper with stuff printed on one side. If I print something out that’s a mess up, […]
I’m slowly turning into my grandmother
My grandma is one of those depression-era grandmas, so she’s pretty frugal and she saves everything. I used to think she was crazy, but now I’m starting to do the same stuff…It won’t be long before I’m smuggling ketchup and sugar packets in my purse… So every now and then I’m going to pass along […]
Just call me Doctor J.
Number 1 didn’t go to school yesterday. Apparently he contracted a pretty severe case of Lyme Disease. Which makes complete sense. Except for the fact that he hasn’t had a tick on or near his body since last summer. He had no fever. No joint pain. No swelling. No nausea. Not even a little sniffle. But […]