It’s not officially the last weekend of summer, but school started last week and swim practice and baseball start next week so this weekend is pretty much the last hurrah for Summer 2019. It is a beautiful day here in CT today and a couple friends are coming over and so I just want to […]
quality time
Gifts From The Universe
I shared this earlier on Facebook today. And I wanted to publish it here for anyone who either missed it on Facebook or who isn’t on Facebook: I LOVE summer, but when the kids are home from school, I panic every year. Working from home, I go into complete freak out mode wondering how I’m […]
What I Learned When My Daughter Had The World’s Worst Sore Throat
This was a rough week with illnesses, and while I felt bad for the kids and we were all exhausted and I found myself with little to no patience numerous times, a good reminder came out of it. On Monday Number 7 was home sick. Number 7 is pretty tough. She can tolerate a fair […]
A Wake Up Call (All Puns Intended)
I had an a-ha moment yesterday. Why I need to be slammed over the head with these things repeatedly before I get them, I don’t know. But that’s how it seems to work for me. I have a history of depression. Fifteen or so years ago, I was hospitalized (for the first time) and consequently […]
Word Party
We’ve had a long week, and today was a long day, and the kids are all wiped out. Tonight Number 7 hit a wall and lost her shit. Number 4 did something to piss her off, and then she just started pretty much throwing punches. Normally when she goes off the deep end like that, […]
Less squandering. More participating.
I had one of those mornings. The kind where you get up too late, and then you are scrambling and you just can’t catch up. Where you are trying to fill out the permission slip you should taken care of the night before and then making the lunch for the kindergartener you should have made the […]