A couple days ago I wrote about my feelings regarding Common Core. About how I don’t necessarily think the biggest issue in public education today is students’ (lack of) ability to use higher order thinking skills. But just in case that is the biggest issue, I think Number 7 is in good shape. After our downstairs […]
Number 7
H-E-Double Hockey Sticks
This morning during the usual rush to get everyone strapped into their car seats, Number 7 was not cooperating. I was buckling Number 6, and she was climbing all over the car. Number 3 and 4 were losing patience. So was Number 5. She looked right at Number 7 and yelled, ‘NUMBER 7! JUST GET […]
Dear Number 7 (Thanks for the memories Great Gma)
Dear Number 7, Of all the kids in our family, you were the only one that Great Gma never had the chance to hold. By the time you were born, she didn’t really have the strength to cradle a little baby anymore. And I know she was bummed about that. Because there is no one […]
Milestones
Number 6 has a temper. And when he gets really mad, he has four go-to lines: I’m gonna thwow you in the gahbage (he can’t pronounce his r’s), You aw not the best mom evah, I’m gonna punch you, and You’wah stupid. Last September, I took Number 4 and Number 7 to the doctor for their […]
Some Dating Advice For My Boys
Dear Boys, Yesterday I wrote a post that contained some advice for your sisters. I didn’t want you to feel left out. So with regard to girls and dating, here is my advice for you. 1. Do the old fashioned stuff. I know it’s 2013. But I don’t care. And yes, I do some things […]
Hell in a Cell
There is some big “professional” wrestling event called “Hell in a Cell”. It’s where a bunch of morons wrestle in this thing:I have my own Hell in a Cell. It involves this: and this: Oh, she looks innocent enough, but changing her diaper SUCKS. Somewhere between 15 – 18 months, all my kids inexplicably went from not […]