Dear Parents who evidently still wipe their 12 year old’s asses, We need to change our Easter Egg Hunt rules due to unforeseen issues with parents during our egg hunt intended FOR CHILDREN last year. If you feel, AS A PARENT AND ADULT, that you cannot follow these rules then we kindly ask you…
I ran into a friend today. She is in the midst of it all – three kids under four years old. She ran out for an hour to grab some groceries and a coffee by herself. She looked at my kids as we chatted. Eloise was pushing Astrid in the grocery cart and…
I cooked a full meal tonight. Pecan crusted chicken with yogurt sauce, homemade mac-n-cheese to make the kids happy, a nice salad. I spent an hour in the kitchen without interruption. In the other room I could hear laughter during a very competitive round of Apples to Apples Junior. Papa was trying to convince…
I had this romantic idea to go out to the woods and cut down our own Christmas tree this year. Usually we wisely go to the Ace Hardware down the block and pay $24.99. Now I know why. I cannot sing. So we drove and drove and kids were asking why we were…
Oh yay – Thanksgiving is over and it’s time to bring out the Elf on the Shelf. Dammit. Our Elf is on year four – or maybe five I believe. I get the concept and I thought it would be fun to do – but here’s the thing.. 1. It’s a pain in…
So I was racking my brain for the perfect costume this year and at first I was like OMG I should be Kate Middleton – but realized that would be a real stretch as we only have shopping and brown hair in common and I’m not sure I could get in complete character or sleep…
My dear friend Michelle wrote this incredible post yesterday about the relationship between fathers and daughters. It’s a published article because she is amazing like that. Whenever I want to feel writing completely – I need a good laugh or cry (or to see breathtaking photos) I visit Michelle. She mentioned a post that I…
Easter link-up at 5Minutesformom and More wordless/wordful Wednesday and beautiful pictures at Project Alicia, SevenClownCircus and Parenting for Dummies
The girls first dose of reality hit hard last week. Spring Break and we stayed home. They spoke of friends going to Florida, to Disney, to Mexico, to water parks and a friend even going to Africa. A vacation is not in our budget this year. One of those hard things to explain to a…
Esther is turning 6 in 9 hours. 6am Monday, February 28th. She was born on a Monday. Her party was today – it was lovely. I fear not as fabulous as last year, but still lovely and she was happy. I am drowning at the moment – with work and life and parties and school…
I started off 2010 hopeful that Astrid would improve her mood, her outlook, her smile. 365 days later – she has not. But 365 days later I have accepted that Astrid may never be happy with what I am telling her or asking her to do. This child is determined, has a mind of her…
…to all of you who didn’t make the cut to receive our card in the mail this year… It’s not that we love you less. Well, it is because we love you less..and also because we don’t have your addresses. Happy Holidays, Jed, Tracy, Eloise, Esther, Astrid..and our newest additions Tyko and Truffle… **Awesome cards…
Dear Santa I failed I have to admit I can’t care for another Even one that just sits I have set him on fire I have dropped him on his head But he keeps coming back It seems each year from the dead My girls wait for his coming How he moves through the air…
I will always remember when Santa knocked on our door the Christmas of 1975. He was just in the neighborhood, checking in on the kids, wanting to make sure we were being good, and if we had any additions to our Christmas list. 1975 it was okay to let strange bearded men into your home…
The kitchen was filled with laughter, stories and flour. Flour covered our hair, the walls, counters and floors. The girls made little finger tracks in the mess – tracing pictures, words and tiny roads. Each drawing they made was etched into my memory forever. ***** December 11th was my grandma’s birthday. She would have been…
