The hours between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm yesterday can be summed up by the following 4 quotations from my children: “Mom, Number 3 promised me that he won’t ever lock me in my room again, and I’m cool with that.” “You are a mean, stupid mommy.” “Mom, I know this won’t get me out of my room, but […]
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She’s all yours, Mrs. O
Just like the rest of you, I took a “First day of School” picture. Well, I tried to, anyway. I thought you might like to see Number 3 and 4’s photo session. attempt #1 attempt #2 attempt #3 attempt #4 attempt #5 attempt #6 attempt #7 attempt #8 attempt #9 attempt #10 After the 10th try, Number […]
From this day forward, all shoe shopping for Number 4 will be done online.
I am not a shopper. I hate shopping. But there is one thing I hate more than shopping… Sketchers Bella Ballerina Triple Twirl Shoes. Actually, no. I hate the assholes who make the Sketchers Bella Ballerina Triple Twirl Shoes commercials on tv the most. Then I hate the shoes. And after Saturday’s shopping experience, Number […]
Move over Olivia Benson
Someone in this house thought about taking a bite out of this pear, decided it wasn’t ripe enough, and put it back in the fruit basket. I interrogated everyone, but no one admitted to it. I eventually solved the mystery, but a degree in forensics isn’t exactly a prerequisite in order to match up these dental impressions… […]
I need a Number 4 cam. Or a Number 3 cam. Or both.
Yesterday it was beautiful outside. I was about to go for a nice bike ride by myself while my dad watched the kids. And then my friends were coming over with their kids to hang out by the pool in the afternoon. I was looking forward to the day and feeling really bummed that it was […]
Number 3’s potty mouth did not come from me
Last night after dinner Numbers 2, 3, and 4 were all coloring together. It was very sweet. And rare. The television was on, but they weren’t really paying attention. Number 3 looked up at one point, saw something on the television, and out of nowhere yelled, “What the hell is that?” That’s more like it. Sweet, […]