Number 5 is four years old. She goes to preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is no school on Thursday this week because there is a five day break for President’s Day. So yesterday was the last day of school before Valentine’s Day. They didn’t have a party, but one little boy in the class brought […]
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She’s coming back.
I know you want to know how Alice’s first day went. If you follow the Facebook page, you know she came equipped with a bag of crafts. So that was good. She folded laundry. That was good. While she was doing that, I made some banana bread. Alice said to me, You know, I love to bake. […]
The very stressed out mommy
In the light of the moon, a very stressed out mommy lay in her bed. One Tuesday morning, she turned on her phone and – pop! Out came a tiny voicemail. The mommy had found her Alice. But the mommy was very poor. She needed to come up with $300. She went out to the […]
Dear Not Your Average Mom…
I am 44 years old. I’ve been married. And then divorced. And then married again. I’ve been diagnosed with depression. Borderline personality disorder. I’ve been in the nuthouse. Twice. I’ve done drugs. I’ve drank to excess. More than once. I’ve cheated on boyfriends. And been cheated on by boyfriends. I’ve been a good friend. And […]
Number 4 for President
Number 4 took it upon herself to make valentines for everyone in her class. I didn’t ask her to or even hint that she should do it. I didn’t give her a class list. I didn’t get her the supplies. I did nothing. Over the course of the last week, she worked on the cards. […]
Making pie with Gma
It all started with this mason jar. About 5 years ago, my grandmother moved out of her house and into a condo. She was packing and cleaning and getting rid of some things, and she gave that jar to me. At the time, I was also moving — into the house we live in […]