My husband has his performance review today. We hope it is good and that the fact that he is actively being "shopped" by two other companies will be reflected in his results. As I anxiously await the phone call telling me how much extra I will have to blow on something we probably don't need, [...]
I walked out of my room this morning, half asleep, two of my three children whining for some thing or another and step on something squishy. I'll give you two guesses. And a clue. Check the title of the post. How the heck did poop get in my hallway? Seriously, I am asking! Any clue?NO?Hmm [...]
I don't blog about my marriage. It was kind of an understanding we made back in the beginning. My husband read a few posts and thought he looked pretty bad, so he asked that I don't bring him in if I don't have to. I respect that and really try to keep him out. Try [...]
My children are all close in age. All three were born in less than 3 years. Despite other people's recommendation for psychotherapy, we did actually plan it. Yes, we knew how it happened. And yes, it took medical intervention for us to stop. But we wanted them all close together so that they would [...]
I am not a writer. I have no published works past the poem that was printed in the school newspaper when I was 12. I have no published books, though I proudly keep a children's book called "Nina Meets a Friend", illustrated by me in the 4th grade, and promise to read it to my [...]
Where does it come from? All of this stuff that we have?I ask myself this daily as I am picking up 700 puzzle pieces and attempting to put them in their designated, curved edge, places on the boards. I never have all of the pieces, nor do I ever look under the couch to see [...]
There are many things my children have said over the years that make me smile. "Mommy, your belly is really big and squishy.""Mama, your food is icky. I want McDonald's.""Mom, your phone is a good swimmer!"You know, really cute things that every mother would quickly write in the baby book. If she had one.Which I [...]
Why do I feed my children spaghetti, with red sauce, right after giving them a shower?Why do I let them sleep without a Pull Up in my bed when they clearly can not hold it?Why do I leave folded laundry on the couch for them to unfold and play with when I obviously could take a [...]
No, this is not a post announcing that I am pregnant. If I were, I would be very rich from the lawsuit money and everyone would get really nice Christmas gifts. No, no - this is about the yearning for certain things that come with another baby, prompted by the birth of a baby girl [...]
It is a beautiful, almost fall feeling, country day. The sun is out, the breeze is gentle and the humidity on hiatus. I open my back door, my windows, my front door and let my stale and brutalized by the summer house breath deeply. The smell of fresh cut lawns permeate the air, the dew on the [...]
Tonight marks a monumental night in my household. It is the first night in 4 years where my 4 and almost 3 year old will go to bed with no milk cup. Yes, my deepest, darkest secret is out. I put my kids to bed with milk.I know it's bad, I know it's wrong and [...]
Both my 4 year old and almost 3 year old love to ride bikes and my 1 year old loves to ride in her push car. So we spend a lot of time outside on our acre, riding on our long driveway and cul de sac. Even on hot days - today it is a [...]
