I like the children to go out into the world and have fun but I miss them terribly when they are gone. I think people have the mistaken idea that things are somehow “easier” when we don’t have as many children in the house. Sarah’s absence this weekend leaves a gaping hole and not just […]
The children are giddy about tomorrow being the last day of school before fall break. They are less than pleased with the chores list I’ve posted on the fridge for everyone’s fall break free time. The only unknown variable is Doug’s reaction to everyone being home all day. Will he be thrilled not to be […]
Q – The solution to teen lotharios? A – Sarah’s shoes.
Both Amy and Evan get a new book approximately every month. When the books arrive, Amy does a little “I got mail” dance that puts Joe to shame. Then, she has us read the book to her until she has memorized the basics of the story. This is so that she can “read” it to […]
Evan – Climbing on my family. Amy – Elephants! Noah – The motorcycles. Mom wonders why he sat on the edge of his seat for the dancing girls. Sarah – Umm, uhh, I dunno. Tommy – Cotton candy. Can we make more at home? Mom – Getting out of the house. Dad – The jugglers, […]
I’m going to remove all the furniture from the living room until somebody quits climbing.
Sarah’s camera vanished during art club yesterday. She is crushed. Doug is frantically trying to find a way to get it back. I feel hopelessness.
I understand that some young whipper-snapper called those who left last night’s blogfest early, “old” and even went so far as to question our ability to use computers (back in my day they had these things called floppies and they came in two sizes and we programmed with numbers and our printer paper was HUGE). […]
I like Barry. He reminds me of my youngest brother. Just like I sometimes do with my baby brother, I’m going to have to agree to disagree with Barry on the topic of ‘picking your battles‘. I have five very different children. Each of them is treated just as differently. However, none of them is […]
Sixteen-month-old stands in front of fridge, desk, cabinet and a dozen other places with his right arm outstretched. While opening and closing his tiny fist in a ‘gimme’ gesture, he repeats “this” over and over again with increasing volume and urgency. Mom holds up item after item in an effort to determine which “this” he […]