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 […]
Your Daily Dose
my dirty (not so) little secret
My alarm goes off every morning at 4:00 a.m. I usually hit snooze a couple times, but I’m sitting at the computer sometime between 4:30 and 4:45 every morning. Although it’s early, I look forward to this little sliver of “me” time. I get my coffee, go up to the office, and start writing. I love being […]
Gone, but not forgotten
My little brother Christopher was born in 1982. I was in 8th grade at the time. He was a surprise, and he was perfect. I was always one of those kids who wanted my mom to have another baby, so I was pretty happy to have him around. I loved to show him off. I […]
The Following People Suck
The following people suck: 1.Anyone associated with the tv show Power Rangers Super Samurai. That is quite possibly the worst show ever to be put on television. Watching it could and should be used as some sort of consequence for any adult who commits a serious crime. Knowing you’d have to watch that show would make […]
I’m no fool.
I was at Number 2’s baseball game last night and there was a woman there watching who hadn’t been at any of the other games. One of the other moms said to her, “See her? She has SEVEN kids. Can you believe it? SEVEN!?!?!?” Very often the next comment is something like, “One more, and you’ll be […]