I rarely take the kids shopping with me. There are just too many of them, so I go when I have a babysitter, or I go at night. Yesterday I made an exception and ran into Costco really quickly with Number 3 and Number 4 after their swim practice. Number 4, especially, is easily excitable […]
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Proud Mommy, part 2
The car ride to the first swim meet was a little rocky. Number 3 was so nervous he had no color in his face. He kept complaining that his stomach hurt “soooo badly.” Number 4, on the other hand, claimed she wasn’t nervous at all. I had told both of them that since this was their […]
She’s going to put me in an early grave.
Number 4 has always been super headstrong and super tough. I was at the Y with her when she was 2. She was running down the hall and she totally wiped out, flat on her face, in front of about 10 moms who were sitting there waiting for their kids to finish swim lessons. There […]
for those of you who need to switch things up…
I don’t know about you, but I can get easily bored by my workouts. So if you are in an exercise rut and are looking to switch things up, I have some alternatives for you. Try one or more of these excercises to liven up your workout routine! 1. Bikram Shopwork, Vacuuming, or Laundry Folding […]
180/100
Yesterday I took all 7 kids to the town beach. Even with my dad there to help, keeping track of everyone was a challenge. Numbers 1, 2, and 3 are fairly easy. But Number 4, 5, 6,and 7 take some work. 5 and 6 can’t swim and need you right there with them, and Number […]
Is summer over yet?
My dad comes to help out with the kids on Tuesday through Friday. Yesterday I was rushing around like a crazy person to get Number 3 and 4 to their first swim team practice (ever– yay!). He asked me if there was any formula mixed up for Number 7. I told him it was in […]