Our weekends are usually packed with activities. This weekend is no exception, BUT tonight is free and Doug wanted to eat out while I wanted to take the family to the movies. Tommy decided to do something obnoxious at school and get suspended for two days, so I guess we have to stay home and […]

On rainy days like today I consider being one of those crazy people who make their dogs wear clothes. I wonder if Molly would wear boots? 

I heard this on the car radio today. Just thinking about my grandfather on Veteran’s Day.

Long whine – Our schools have a ridiculous absence, late and early checkout policy that has parents calling the pede and begging for notes even when the pede won’t see your child. Three times without a note and the parents get summoned before a local judge who awards the parents with detention. The biggest problem […]

I don’t know how I ever managed to use the bathroom before I had Amy cheering for me. “Yay! Mommy go pee-pee. Yay, Mommy!”

Amy has decided that nap time is the right time to spill and destroy all of Sarah’s things, so we have to put a rush on moving the two girls into the big bedroom and Noah into the small room. I have an ad running in the paper to try and sell Noah’s furniture because […]

Today Tommy has his regular EKG and bloodwork to make sure his medications aren’t damaging anything. Without meds, he never sleeps, has no impulse control and is basically in a constantly dysfunctional manic state. With meds, we might be hurting his organ functioning, he has massive weight gain problems and behavior swings as he routinely […]

Halloween 2004 – The Girl Scouts were ready.

Halloween 2004 – Amy wanted “can-nee”. 

Halloween 2004 – Tommy and Noah wanted the jumping balloon more than the candy.