Off to Sarah’s 5th grade class music program. She has already begged not to go. “The songs are sooooo babyish.”

The worse the financial situation gets, the more physical symptoms everyone over here develop. Coincidence? I think not.

This weekend I learned that I don’t put my pants on one leg at a time like the rest of the world. As I felt the belt loop tear free from the industrial strength stitching that had held it to the seat of my jeans, I realized I pull my pants on by the belt […]

Did I mention that my right eye started to twitch yesterday? It’s like having your pulse on your face. Looks gross and feels worse. I need a vacation. 24 hours alone in a hotel with nothing to do but read and listen to the silence. Clean bathroom and no construction zones. It sounds so nice. […]

Where to begin? Sunday morning the house was completely unrecovered from the party but we headed to the grandparents’ for a day of yard work. When we got there we learned that my mother had what she ‘claimed’ was food poisoning. The day was spent starting the re-landscaping of my parents’ yard. It didn’t get […]

Today has not started calmly. Chaos and disorder reign supreme. Go bother someone else Eros!

Does an eye twitch mean I’m too stressed or am I just falling apart?

Doug did something kind and considerate. I looked at him and said “You’re so good, you’re so great.” He looked at me and replied. . . What do you think he said? I will tell you that it rhymed and made me laugh so hard I cried.

Because we are strange parents who think a certain amount of chaos is normal, we had 26 children, 2 infants and a dozen adults gather for a mass birthday party. One chocolate cake, two cupcakes and a giant cookie were required as well as 26 goody bags, juice boxes and the other necessary supplies. We […]

Even though I felt it coming on all day yesterday, I couldn’t stop the migraine that slammed me by afternoon. Today it is still sitting there, taunting me that it will burst back into full flame at any moment. Very frustrating. Because I didn’t feel up to doing my usual evening walk-through of the upstairs […]