I’ve been to a funeral and watched an 8-year-old stroke his dead father’s hand and two 8-year-olds fighting back tears. Memorials may be made for the children (ages 3 and 8) to the David C. Fisher Fund: AmSouth Bank, 8921 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923. I’m going to double the Tylenol PM tonight and hope […]

The 2-year-old just cleaned all of her toenails with the 8-year-old’s battery powered toothbrush. “Toes brush. Toes brush.” Well, it sounds a little bit like toothbrush.

Since this is the first year of my blog, I have been noting dates of significance. I promise to try not to tell the same stories year after year. On July 4, 1997 I packed three children (7, 4, & 1) and a dog into a small car and moved from Atlanta to Knoxville. My […]

Some pictures from our weekend swim.

Accidently watched part of a stupid show about teenage quints. The show doesn’t even deserve mention and I would have clicked immediately off if I hadn’t been so busy drooling over their house. They had a restaurant sized refrigerator in the kitchen. Can you imagine not needing to go buy milk every other day because […]

The two girls passed their checkups with flying colors. Amy didn’t get her nap in because of the appointment so I expect a cranky evening with lots of “NO!” Tommy played on the D&D websites the entire time I was gone. Since the history quit working on my computer I can’t double check his activities, […]

Doug very sweetly asked me to help him by making sales calls to businesses asking if they need a website while he continues his job application and interviews every day. I told him I’d feel like a spammer. It wasn’t the answer he wanted or needed and I feel very guilty now. His mother has […]

For my Monday Walkabout, I’m adding to my list of blogs that I follow: Hula Doula – another smart and very funny mom blog, Diaperville – a mommy blog, again, This Full House – still on my mommy theme, Gin and Tacos – a good political blog to get out of my mommy rut, TV […]

Since Ezzo and breastfeeding have been discussed in several blogs lately. I’ll try to give my two cents (it’s not really worth that much) on the subject of breastfeeding. I nursed all four children for their first year. When I was pregnant with the first one I researched heavily and decided that one full year […]

Noah’s best friend’s father died today. He leaves behind a wife, an 8-y-o son and a 3-y-o daughter. I hardly knew what to say to Noah to prepare him after his best friend called and cried on the phone, “Please come over. I need you.” Doug is being useful right now, telling neighbors and arranging […]