Tweet I’ve been quiet this week as I struggle with what to write. We’re busy. Busy with school and music and friends and activities and shopping and general prepping. Maybe busier than we need to be just so my mind can’t stop and think of the sad. And I’ve been looking for little…
Tweet We’ve had our elf (Her name is Sophie. I have no idea why they named her Sophie) for several years now. Two years ago I wrote a poem about our Elf on The Shelf – of course this was after she received third degree burns for sitting on a light bulb. And the poem…
Tweet I never used to like Halloween. From bad experiences as a child working in haunted houses, to nightmares from horror movies, dressing up as Bob Marley and going dateless, and being mugged one year…yeah, not my favorite memories. Having children though is slowly changing me because it turns out that most kids love…
Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
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Tweet 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…
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Tweet 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…
Tweet 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…
