Last week I had a little bit of a freak out. If you follow the Facebook page, then you might have seen this post: Tonight was the swim team banquet for Number 3 and 4.We didn’t go because I would have needed to get a babysitter, and because it would have cost $70 just for […]
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Latah, Suckahs.
When I first had kids, I had a pretty narrow (and opinionated) view of the role of the stay at home mom. If you called yourself a stay at home mom, there were things you were supposed to do. That you should do. Stay at home moms should clean the house. All of it. By themselves. […]
Yesterday it was Number 4’s turn. Today, it’s mine.
Back on December 5th, I got this message on Facebook: My name is D and I believe we have some mutual friends. I wanted to touch base with you as I LOVE your blog and your furniture business and would love to introduce you to my friend, Patty Lennon. She is a life coach who […]
Scared straight.
If you are just joining the party, a few months ago, after spending a Sunday alone with all the kids, without ever leaving the house, and while trying (unsuccessfully) to get some stuff done, my husband said to me, “We need to get you some help.” So the search for an Alice began. Alice Number […]
The beam was never really my event. But someday I’ll be a contender.
I am clearly a competitive person. If I decide to do something, I am in it to win it. I am also goal oriented. Nothing motivates me like a deadline or a finish line. I also have a tendency to be an all or nothing person. Give me a bag of potato chips and I will either eat […]
Girl got skills.
A couple days ago I wrote about my feelings regarding Common Core. About how I don’t necessarily think the biggest issue in public education today is students’ (lack of) ability to use higher order thinking skills. But just in case that is the biggest issue, I think Number 7 is in good shape. After our downstairs […]