This afternoon after I picked up Number 7 from school, we made a quick stop at the place where I get my hair cut because I had to ask them a question, and when we left they gave Number 7 a lollipop and when we got into the car she took the wrapper off and […]
Your Daily Dose
But what if your kids would be happy to miss the bus?
Yesterday I wrote this post about how I was no longer going to get on my kids’ cases about getting ready for school in the morning because it was 1) ineffective and 2) driving me fucking insane. To quickly summarize, my kids know what it is they are supposed to do, but they just weren’t […]
I’m not ready to be a mother.
Number 7 loves her blankie. Four four and a half years, it has gone with her wherever she goes. To country fairs. To a UCONN swim meet. In the crib while chillin’ with her big brother. Hanging with these two or with Mom. Watching the Memorial Day Parade. Goofing around with Number 4. In bed, of course. […]
I’ve got my dining room back (an impressive before and after).
My quest to finally get my house organized continues. You know that I was contacted a couple months ago by Sue Duval, the owner of the Organized Hive, and she offered to help me restore some order to my house. Actually, not restore it. Institute it. There has never really been much order. And before […]
5 Things
I have two pretty sick kids. One with a nasty chest cough thing and another puking her guts out, so the post I wanted to write will have to wait until tomorrow. So a couple quick things: 1.Every month the Top Mommy Blogs site resets its votes back to zero and the totals for the […]
Best Check I Ever Wrote
I don’t know if all mortgage companies work this way, but with ours, when you get behind on your payments, you can’t get back on track gradually. They will only accept the entire amount you are behind. And when you get into really bad financial trouble, eventually you get to the point where it is […]
