I’m 2 weeks into Operation Organization. If you Follow the Facebook page, you may have seen the progress. If not, here’s a recap. So far, I’ve finished the dining room… Before After The mudroom… Before After The office…. Before After My bedroom… Before After Number 6 and 7’s room…. Before After The stairs… Before After And […]
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I’ve brought sexy back. Now I move onto Parcheesi.
I have a confession to make. I’ve been using the television as a babysitter. Two days ago, I actually yelled the words, “IF YOU DON’T SIT ON THE COUCH AND WATCH THAT TV I AM PUTTING YOU IN A TIME OUT!” It’s not even an effective babysitter anymore. Bit by bit, I let the kids […]
Best. Birthday. Ever.
My husband grew up in a family where birthdays weren’t really celebrated. Not many cakes, or hugs, or warm, fuzzy birthday memories. There weren’t a lot of presents. Sometimes there weren’t any. So yesterday on his birthday, I really wanted him to feel special. We don’t have a lot of money. But that’s not a […]
The perfect gift.
It’s my husband’s birthday today. Tonight my parents will come over and we’ll have a little “party.” We’ll eat dinner, have some cake, and the kids will give him some homemade cards like they do every year. Then, tomorrow night my parents will come babysit, and give us some money so we can go out […]
Pink. She knows what she’s talking about.
Last night I was driving Number 3 and 4 to swim practice, and the three of us were doing the same things we usually do. I was preoccupied with a million thoughts in my head. Number 4 was singing at the top of her lungs. Number 3 was staring out the window trying to tolerate […]
Operation Organization. The gift that keeps on giving.
Since Operation Organization, we have been eating dinner in the dining room on a regular basis. On Sunday night, we had a really nice family dinner. One by one, everyone trickled out of the room after they were done eating until it was just Number 6 left sitting there next to me at the table. […]
