AJ has developed a few very odd habits lately. When he first made this odd sound with his throat, I figured it was a fluke, or a way to get everyone to laugh (he’s the classic age for craving attention). But he has continued. He makes the noise most frequently in the afternoon when he’s…
It’s All Over but…..
It’s Thursday, and time for another Writer’s Workshop with MamaKat. I really liked MamaKat’s first prompt: 1.) Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page and share two “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. …..simply because tonight is book club night, and this month’s book…
Happy Mother’s Day! (Quotes!)
The sweetest sounds to mortals givenAre heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven.~William Goldsmith Brown All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother. ~Abraham LincolnBeing a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont The phrase…
My Mom Logic
Next Tuesday, CandyMan and I will celebrate our 14th anniversary. After I got married back in April 1995, having kids seemed like the logical next step. I’d always known that I wanted to be a mom. In fact, as a kid in Sunday school, I distinctly remember the day when my teacher asked our class…
A Common Misconception and an Announcement
Thank you, MamaKat, for giving me the opportunity to clear up a common misconception that many people have about me. Are you ready? Here it is: I am not calm all the time. Sometimes I yell. I am not SuperMom. My house is not always organized, and sometimes I use DVDs to get my kids…
Tackle It Tuesday–Rest?
The kitchen floor may need to be scrubbed.The ceiling fans may need to be dusted.The bathtub may need to be scoured.The mirrors may need to be wiped.The carpet may need to be vacuumed.The laundry may need to be folded. But AJ needs to go to the park, and I need to relax.So I am tackling…
Optimistic (and Fishful) Thinking
I typically spend my Monday mornings writing about all of the things I haven’t been doing with MckMama’s Not Me Monday. But this morning, it just wasn’t in me. No inspiration at all. I was saddened this morning when checking all of my blogger updates that MckMama’s sweet Stellan is in the hospital again, this…
The Ultimate Blog Party 2009!
To those of my friends who don’t know about the Ultimate Blog Party, you can read all about it HERE. Basically, UBP is a week-long celebration across the blogosphere, with tons of amazing prizes, hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom, a blog that I read daily. For those of you stopping by from 5M4M, welcome…
I’ve Got Talent
And I’m here to prove it.Here are a few of the things that I can do in 3 minutes or less. Ready? * Run up and down the stairs–from the basement to the top floor and back again–8 times, each time carrying something up that belongs upstairs or down that belongs downstairs.* Get 5 kids…
You Either Love It, or…..
Or you hate it. Snow days are a real mixed bag for me. On one hand, I really love a day to sleep in and take it easy, but is it really possible to take it easy with 5 kids in the house all day? Somehow it’s different during the summer, when we can spend…