Back in August of 2013 I wrote a post entitled The Stay-At-Home Mom Challenge. At the time Numbers 1 through 4 were in school full time, Number 5 was four years old, Number 6 was three years old, and Number 7 was not quite two. So I was home with Numbers 5, 6, and 7 […]
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What Your Wife Wants For Her Birthday (hint: some effort required)
If you follow me on Facebook, you may know it’s my 12th wedding anniversary today. It’s also my 47th birthday today. Yes. I got married on my 35th birthday. Which was like the dumbest thing ever. Because somehow, my husband is under the impression that I’m totally okay with a joint birthday/anniversary celebration.’ Actually, I […]
The Seven Best Words in the English Language
You know what the seven best words in the English language are? Mommy, I love you so, so much? No. Those are good. But they’re not the best. Let me watch your kids all day? Not quite. I just went poop in the potty? Very close. But no… Susie Johnson, you just won the lottery? […]
Because it’s Sunday, dammit.
A couple weeks ago I declared that this upcoming school year was going to be the Year of No. A couple years ago I declared that I was going to stop working on Sundays and make sure I spent time recharging and connecting with my family. That Sunday thing kind of fell by the wayside. […]
Tonight’s post is brought to you by my kids who sucked balls today. And Kirkland Premium Golden Margarita.
First of all, I am two margaritas into the night, so be forewarned that there is a good chance that this post will contain mumerous typos and I don’t give a crap. Second, I fucking lost it today. Like, I. SNAPPED. So I know it’s most ly my fault that the kids have been so […]
Twenty-One Days
We’ve officially been out of school and on summer vacation for three weeks. And for three weeks I have been working from home with five kids here all day long. My husband has been working a lot and hasn’t been around much, and for three weeks, I have been taking all the kids to the pool with […]