I don’t have memories of large family gatherings for Thanksgiving. We moved away from family when I was just a little girl so most of the time it was just the four of us. Sometimes we would gather with friends and sometimes my mom would invite someone over who didn’t have anywhere to go. My…
Text convo on Saturday… Jed: I have 2 free field access tix 4 game 2morrow Me: What game? Jed: Vikings – You know Minnesota Vikings – pro football Me: Oh Jed: Do U no anyone I could invite 2 go w/me? Me: U mean peeps who like fb? I dunno. Nobody I no. Jed: Yeah….
Jed is insulating our attic. Our home is 100 years old with originals windows, no insulation and a cavernous attic with holes that were finally patched. We feel almost bad for the bats we’ve kicked out. My job is to clean out the attic. When we moved into our home seven years ago I was…
I never imagined having children. Sometimes I think that maybe I never did have them – maybe they had me because they are truly the right kids at the right time and they teach me something everyday. Who sent these beings to me? Do I owe you any money? But when I first found out…
If you can answer that question please come live with us for the next month. You may remember our bedroom conundrum a few months ago? Well I’ve decided to go ahead and give Eloise her own room for her ninth birthday, which is exactly a month from today. I’ve agreed to this with certain…
I consider Duluth my home. I’ve barely even lived in Duluth. I was born there but we moved away when I was still a baby and then I took a quick detour back to Duluth for my first year of college. I cannot tell you the best restaurants or shortcuts or about the housing prices….
The girls are taking skating lessons. They LOVE it. I’m so glad. I’ve always loved skating and since we’ve been flooding our backyard the past few winters, my double axle is truly coming along. Maybe. Mainly I wish we had a cool warming hut with cocoa. And a cocoa cabana boy. Or something like that….
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.” – Steve Jobs, Fortune My…
The first question Jed asked when he came home from work on Sunday was “so were you first?” Not, did you have a good time? Did you pick lots of apples? Did you get the biggest pumpkin? Did you feed the chickens” No, he wanted to make fun of me and my ahem,”early tendencies.” …
I always arrive fifteen minutes early and take the exact same parking place because I’m 82 like that. I may even high-five myself for arriving first. It’s a Monday and a school day so this trip to the zoo will be pleasant and quiet. I admit I hate the zoo in the Summer and on…
Eloise asked for her own room last year. Last year she also started having sleepovers more. Turns out ALL of her friends have their own room. Turns out ALL of her friends also ONLY have brothers. When Eloise has a sleepover here(which is so far rare..because I’m mean) we just kick Esther out into Astrid’s…
I am from bell bottom jeans when they were in fashion the first time, Bonnie Bell lip smacker, and perfecting the side ponytail. I am from the ranch home near the gravel pit and train tracks where we built forts, chased the trains and smoked my dad’s Kent cigarettes. I am from the…
9/29 Post update: Thank you all for entering – and the winner is… Congrats Michelle – I just emailed you! +++++++ I am not an organized person. There, I said it. I used to be. I used to keep dates, appointments, birthdays, tasks, assignments, telephone numbers and just life in general in…
Scary Mommy wrote a post last week called An Army of Kids…basically it is about how awesome it is when your kids are old enough to start doing some chores around the house and how her eldest was now earning some money by folding laundry and picking up the playroom – and then Jill used…
I shut the computer down on Friday morning. I opened it twice this weekend. Quickly. But slapped it back closed. Emails are mostly unanswered unless it was something I could answer in less than four words on my phone. Twitter ignored. I didn’t even talk to my mom this weekend. Well I called once but…
Talk about entitlement. I could not make dinner last night for my kids! You know microwave popcorn. I am trying to teach my six year old how to eat like a poor college student now to save her the shock of it in 12 years. Also, because I hadn’t grocery shopped all week. Next…
It’s been a busy week at our household. A newly two year old, an eight year old who hit her head and now I don’t care and I give horrible advice on how to handle any situation with a tween, and a 42 year old who needs about 48 hours in each day to get…
