During the once a year three-piling of rooms, put all the pokemon (or whatever item is no longer used and just takes up space) stuff in a large ziploc. Pack away in garage. After one year, pull out the bag of pokemon. Child will probably okay the bag for Goodwill. If not, put bag away […]
How did “Can I have a friend over to spend the night” turn into a 3-day festival of teenage fun for SIX girls? Sarah’s birthday this weekend is already giving me a headache. I may have to cancel her plans and just have a family gathering. I hate being me.
Noah left this morning for a week of camp. I’m sure the parents, siblings and grandparents for two bus loads of children looked like a blurry mob to the two hired drivers. I didn’t want to look blurry. I wanted to look crisp, clear and serious. I want to raise one eyebrow and give an […]
Sarah has spent the past several days talking for hours at a time, to a boy who is “just a friend” that she knows one of her girlfriends likes. I tried warning her that she’s going to end up losing both the guy AND the girl as friends, but I’m just her mother. What do […]
Being the biological creator of a child does not automatically bestow upon you the honor of a title as important as Mom or Dad. Those things are earned through your love, nurturing and relationship with a child as they grow to adulthood. It comes from being a part of a child’s life and not just […]
While the boys have fun with scouts and the girls have fun with their grandparents, I finished cleaning the girls’ room. Finally. I finished today while Evan napped. Evan was productive, too. He stripped naked and sprinkled every surface inside of and several outside of the crib. I brought out the old potty chair for […]
Today I dropped Sarah off for summer school art on the west side of town at 8 a.m., took Amy to zoo camp on the east side of town and stayed at the zoo with the boys because gas is so expensive. When Amy’s camp was finished for the day, we left to pick up […]
While Sarah spends every night at a friend’s (last night) or with a friend over here (tonight), Tommy needs encouragement to socialize with others. Today he made plans to have a friend over here on Sunday night. It is a friend from his school who he usually just interacts with through the Internet. His friend […]
What would a normal person do if they found a bright blue stamp pad in their home? Ignore it? Possibly. Put it with the other craft supplies? Probably. My child is clearly not a normal person. She played with it until her hands looked ready for an audition with the Blue Man Group. Then, she […]
I have bad timing. I also have a bad sense of direction, but that’s a different problem altogether. Only someone with bad timing would have four of their children’s birthdays all occur within the same 30 days (Amy’s birthday is this weekend). Last night I missed a phone call because I was busy torturing Sarah. […]