Yesterday was Number 4’s birthday. If you remember last year, I suprised her with a special day. Yesterday she asked me if we were going to have another spa day and if I was going to pick her up early. I told her that I wasn’t. That we would celebrate when she got home. She […]
birthdays
I’m done filling up my schedule. I want to fill up my life.
I went away with my husband this past weekend. It was just the two of us. No kids. It was the first time in ten years that we’ve spent two consecutive nights alone. And together. And I realized something while we were gone. My life has become completely insane. I know we have no money. […]
I guess the best way to teach my kids to be a responsible pet owner is by not getting them a pet. Not this year, anyway.
It’s Number 5’s birthday today. It’s also Number 6’s birthday today. They’re exactly one year apart. I got a motorized fire truck off of Craigslist for Number 6. He’ll love it. Number 5 has been asking for “a real, live kitty” for about a year. I was all set to get her one. But we […]
Dear Number 4
Dear Number 4, Today it’s your birthday. And on this day, I want you to know that you are everything I ever hoped to be wrapped into one, amazing, now 7-year-old package. I will not say that to any of your brothers or sisters on their birthdays. Yes, I love them just as much as I love you, but […]