candy canes
With only 5 candy canes remaining on the tree, I don’t expect there to be any left by Christmas.
Month: December 2006
date night
A sitter for all the children used to mean “adult” time. Then it evolved into nap time. Now it’s super-efficient and economical shopping time. I’m sure that the stores will be calm and crowd-free on a Friday night. It won’t matter that I have no idea what to get for some people will it? Update: […]
Friday music
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mom abuse
After this evening’s teenage girl drama over nothing mediation, I am making a new rule. The Busy Body Book which I use to keep track of all 7 members of the household’s activities, grocery lists and errands that need to be run is now Sarah’s entertainment calendar also. If the activity that she wants to […]
cathouse
Doug likes to freak people out. He can deny this, but it is true. I asked him to figure out shelter for the outside cat. I was thinking a box with a blanket, the old doghouse or even something in the garage. I wasn’t expecting him to do anything as elaborate as this. While I […]
Amy says
“I’m on Santa’s good list? Yay!” What about Evan? “He’s good, like me.” What about Noah? “He’s real good.” What about Sarah? “She’s on the naughty list.” I know she’s grumpy, but I think she’s a good girl. “She talks really mean to everybody.” What about Tommy? “He’s a good boy.”
The peanut song
Tonight was a “drive the children to and from activities” night. I plugged my iPod into the car radio and tried to keep everyone entertained during transit. Since Amy had played with the iPod earlier today and changed the settings so that my backlight wouldn’t work, I did a lot of guessing as I clicked […]
Amy says
“My Granny is the best.” The best Grannys are the ones who make a special trip just to bring the children’s favorite type of apples (honey crisp). The best Grannys know the grandchildrens’ sizes, because they have washed their clothes. The best Grannys know the grandchildrens’ interests, because they have attended karate performances, horse shows, […]
Noah’s turn for a sick day
After Noah spent 30 minutes in the school clinic with a nosebleed, the nurse and I talked him into going back to class. When his third bleed of the day started, he wanted to come home. He is very brave about the nosebleeds up to a point. When they come too frequently, he gets nervous […]
JPG magazine
Click over to JPG magazine and vote for my photo of Amy feeding her baby. Do it because she’s cute. “Aw, look at her little tattoo.” Do it to promote breastfeeding. “Quick, throw a blanket over her baby doll.” Do it because it would be awesome to have a photo published. “Look, Doug! Look!” Do […]