The kids’ bedtime is both my favorite and most dreaded part of the day. Getting kids out of bed in the morning and dressed and ready for school is a lot of work, but it’s manageable. The trick is to keep everybody moving until they’re moving their way out the door. Helping four school-aged…
The Torturer
Unprompted commentary from my 4 year old son while he was brushing his teeth for bed tonight: “Mom, I used to be in your stomach. I was like a big egg. I was a big, huge torturer in your stomach. I was a torturer. And you were fat. And I kicked you in your tummy.”…
Five Dentist Visits, One Day
5 dentist visits. Done 135 teeth cleaned (give or take a few) 4 set of x-rays 3 dinosaurs, 4 super-heros, 6 jungle animals, 2 monsters, and 1 knight staging a war on the waiting room floor 4 mouths-full of foamy flouride, spit 1 mouth, sealed shut 2 stubborn baby teeth, pulled 3 pieces of gauze,…
Losing It.
Yesterday, I was sitting with AJ, my 4 year old, clicking through blogs and reading through emails. The following picture caught his eye and he asked if we could watch the Juice Box Jungle video together. I suppose the picture of a screaming mom pulling her hair out looked a little silly to him. We…
Motherhood Has Changed Me
When I first read through MamaKat’s prompts for this week’s Writer’s Workshop, my gut reaction to #4 (Describe how motherhood has changed you) was to point out all of the signs of motherhood on my physical body. The varicose veins covering my legs that appeared during pregnancy and will only disappear with surgery….the stretched-out stomach….the…
Dr Jekyll and Mama Hyde
In honor of the new movie Motherhood, a unique movie about a real mom, Jill from Scary Mommy is looking for some other Scary Mommies out there. The most convincing Scary Mommy post is going to win a Flip video camera. Incredible, right?? Well, here’s my experience as a Scary Mommy: Motherhood has done some…
Flu or Candy Overload?
Unfortunately, whether AJ’s enormous vomiting episode last night was a result of too much candy eaten at the pack meeting or a case of the flu….the result is the same. We are taking it easy today. And considering he hasn’t been acting sick this morning, I can’t complain too much. Sometimes easy days are extremely…
Just Call Me "The Eye"
Mona’s heading towards my (current) home territory today, as she visits another great group of bloggers. Stop by these fantastic women and say howdy! Kentucky: Alas 3 LadsMichigan: Buried with ChildrenIndiana: Adventures in BabywearingOhio: Chefdruck MusingsWest Virginia: My Life As It Should BeVirginia: LulavillePennsylvania: Stacy’s Random Thoughts, Feels Like Home, and My iRish TwinsMaryland: parenting…
Brown Bagging It
One of my least favorite things about sending my kids off to school (or camp during the summer) is fixing bagged lunches for 5 kids. There is nothing fun for me about slapping 10 pieces of bread with some combination of peanut butter, honey, butter, cinnamon, mayo, cheese, and ham. One kid likes peanut butter…
This is the Award My Kids Would Give Me
I recently met a blog friend, Jill, at a local park. While there, Jill handed me her blog card. The card had the following picture on the front: I slipped the card in my camera case, where it sat for a few weeks. Last week, I emptied out the front pocket of my camera case…
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