Yesterday I was given some interview questions to answer, and one of them was What is it like raising seven children? What is it like raising 7 children? Well, it’s not much different than raising one or two. There are just more of them. But I can give you a snapshot of the last week. […]
Number 7
Does it really matter?
Today I found myself texting a friend and telling her I was livid. And I found myself getting really worked up over this thing that, in the big picture, was not a big deal at all. It was an inconvenience, and it was annoying, but ultimately, it’s irrelevant. A year from now, it won’t make a […]
What’s the story you are telling yourself?
Yesterday I wrote about our day at Kent Falls. I took this picture sitting on a little amphitheater type spot where there are steps leading down close to the water. We lucked out and it was fairly quiet yesterday, but sometimes it can be pretty crowded in this area. While we were there, a man and […]
The Perfect Kick Off to Summer
Today was a great day. And old fashioned, slow summer day. Number 7 and I had a date with good friends of ours. We packed a picnic and headed up to Kent Falls, in Kent, CT. We went for a hike. We stopped along the way to take pictures and to take a little dip […]
Carpe Diem
Number 7 is in high demand. All year long, she has been asked by several girls to have play dates. And all year long I have turned people down, or said, “Yes, we’ll definitely get together.” But no day is ever convenient. And I always say the same thing. “I have too much work to […]
The Wheel of Choice
Yesterday my kids were totally sucky and pushing my every button and beating the crap out of each other and I went off on them in the car and told them that things were going to change. For all of us. They were on their best behavior until about noon today, and then things started […]