I got up this morning, after getting my luxurious 3 hours of interrupted sleep, greeted by my one year old who wanted a boob, my three year old who wanted a TV show and a two year old that wanted to boss someone around. My husband was off for a rare weekend day of work and [...]
They told me I was having a girl. Then another. And then I told them I was having another. After a while, I could read the ultrasounds better than the techs. I didn't panic, didn't start calculating what three cars, three educations in a row or three wedding would cost us - because we'll be [...]
I have got to be one of the stupidest people I have ever met in my life. Seriously, I can't remember anything! I can't stay on task! I can't come up with any new ideas! I just can not seem to form a solid thought and follow it through to the end anymore. It's as [...]
During my day as a stay at home Mom, there are phone calls. Some are personal, like calls from friends to see what corner I left the children on, and some are business, like the Doctor calling to see if I need a refill. All are important and pertinent to my survival as they give me an opportunity [...]
During the day, I make decisions on the spot that can be good or bad. Do I grant my children's request to have popcorn for breakfast or do I force feed them something well balanced and nutritious - like Lucky Charms? Do I allow them to dress themselves and chance an encounter with an ex - boss or [...]
This is what came out of my three year olds mouth tonight.I can not tell you the level of pride bubbling below my seething anger over this new found word set. Really, it is like when she learned to walk. Where is the video camera? You ask where she learned such colorful and appropriate three [...]
As you all know, and to many people's shock and dismay, I have three small children. In fact, from July 9 to July 31st I can say I have a one, two and three year old. That, to anyone except maybe Michelle Duggar, is a lot of little kids. All of them are trying to [...]
After 67 years, 8 children and 12 grandchildren, my beloved father in law passed on the 4th of July after a year long battle with emphysema and cancer. Interesting how we have been expecting it but it still seems so sudden. As a fairly new mother, my challenge was in what to tell the children. [...]
When I met my husband at the nice, young, firm, everything was in the right place age of 30, I boasted that I knew everything. I had been on my own half my life, put myself through college and had a budding career as a Wall Street suck up.At 33, we married and I found [...]
When I peed on a stick - 15 sticks - and found out that I had hit a home run in the interview process and was officially hired into the crazy business of motherhood, I was ecstatic. I lived the next 9 months making plans, decorating a nursery, gaining "baby" weight that still sticks to [...]
Every once in a while there are things in life that make me just scratch my head and say hmmmm. Like child proof pill bottles. Seriously, who are you kidding? They are adult proof and I have cursed and thrown many to prove it. And box wine. Who came up with this and where do they live? [...]
A sense of humor is one of those things that you hope your kids get. No one likes the kid who can't crack a joke - its just awkward to be around them. Unless they invent something cool - like Windows - then you excuse them. It's only fair. And though my husband often says [...]
