Today I am appreciative. Grateful. Thankful. I am thankful for t-shirts. Sandboxes. I am thankful for flip flops. Nail polish on my toes. A reason to shave my legs. I am thankful for bicycles. I am thankful that the kids have been outside for the whole day. Just like they were yesterday. I am thankful […]
Your Daily Dose
Sorry Dude. I am not sending that message to my daughters. Or my sons.
Last week, after Number 3 was left with no travel baseball team to play on because no one, um, stepped up to the plate, I volunteered to coach. The week before I volunteered, I had several conversations with one of the Guys in Charge (GIC) of the league. I was late signing up Number 3. […]
Say Hello to my Little Friend
CCB (Cool College Babysitter) graduated from college almost a year ago. She’s still cool, but she’s not in college, and she doesn’t babysit anymore. Now she’s got a full time job. And in two weeks it’s Take your Daughter to Work Day. Seeing as she doesn’t have a daughter, she emailed me last week asking […]
H-E-Double Hockey Sticks
This morning during the usual rush to get everyone strapped into their car seats, Number 7 was not cooperating. I was buckling Number 6, and she was climbing all over the car. Number 3 and 4 were losing patience. So was Number 5. She looked right at Number 7 and yelled, ‘NUMBER 7! JUST GET […]
Bring on the torture.
I’ve recently discovered yoga. Now I’m certainly no expert. I’m still a serious beginner. But I have attended a bunch of different kinds of classes. There are several different types of yoga. There is the mellow, meditation-y kind. The kind where you feel like you are receiving absolutely zero physical benefits. These are often called […]
Boys of Summer? Not just boys. Not if I have anything to do with it.
Number 3 loves baseball. LOVES it. And I have written before about how the sport has done wonders for his self esteem. I’ve written about it here. And here. Needless to say, with baseball season upon us, Number 3 is very excited. He’s excited to play rec baseball. He’s excited to play travel baseball. Well, he was. […]