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Lice!

October 31, 2011

Lice!

We did not discover lice in one of our children’s hair last week!   And we did not decide to treat our entire family just to be safe.  And while we were not doing that we did not find lice in all the other children’s heads, too.   No, of course not! That’s nine heads that […]

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moms have feeling, too!

October 28, 2011

moms have feeling, too!

The other day I ripped up a bunch of my old white sheets into long strips and made ten-year-old Avery into a “mummy” for her Girl Scout “Trunk or Treat” event (her troop had a mummy theme) This was done in the last twenty minutes before we had to leave, and despite the rush, I […]

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Today was SO busy…

October 23, 2011

Today was SO busy…

Today it was SO busy… that I forgot to eat breakfast, had no time for lunch, and ate some Halloween candy at 2:45 because I was feeling light-headed.  The sugar rush from the candy got me to dinner – Pizza Hut at 7:30pm. Today it was SO busy… that I barely had time to pee. […]

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Not Me, Monday!

October 3, 2011

Not Me, Monday!

It’s Monday and I’m so pressed for time but yet I wanted to get this post out there so please excuse all the run-on sentences because in all honesty I just don’t want to take the time to edit or to correctly punctuate or to even think too much right now.  Yep, one of those […]

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Not me! Monday

September 26, 2011

Not me! Monday

  I was not so desperate to clean house last week that I  bribed  my little ones with candy, telling them they could have candy ONLY IF they ate it out in the back yard and STAYED out in the backyard.  Oh, no…not me!      And once I got them all out back with their […]

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How I play with my 3-year-old when I’m too busy to play

September 22, 2011

How I play with my 3-year-old when I’m too busy to play

“Mommy…will you play with me?” As a mother, I adore hearing those sweet words come out of my three year old’s mouth.  But as a busy mother who is trying to get everything she needs to get done in a day, those words always tug at my heart strings because as much as I’d love […]

Filed Under: Aria, parenting 1 Comment

This is the BEST DAY EVER!

September 19, 2011

This is the BEST DAY EVER!

Yesterday I took the kids for a long bike ride, stopping at two different parks along the way. On our way home, the sun was starting to go down, and the air was getting cool, so we hurried back on the route home without stopping.  Aria, who was a passenger on my bike, sitting in […]

Filed Under: homeschool, Homeschooling, parenting 2 Comments

schedule overload

August 31, 2011

schedule overload

It was bound to happen.   There’s just too much to keep track of.   Five kids in soccer.   One kid in baseball. Three kids in Kung Fu. Two kids in piano lessons. All week long there are games, lessons and practices.  And I am the “keeper of the schedule”.  I am responsible for […]

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middle school

August 29, 2011

middle school

Alex is starting middle school in just two more weeks.   He’s very excited about this and couldn’t wait for the 6th grade orientation day.   I bribed one of the big kids to watch the little ones for a couple hours so that Alex and I could have this time to explore the school. […]

Filed Under: Alex, parenting 8 Comments

mommy guilt

August 4, 2011

mommy guilt

Today I am feeling a little guilty because it’s a beautiful, hot summer day and we should be at the beach! the pool! a park!  Somewhere other than in our house.  Our boring, boring house.  (or so the kids tell me.  I, for one, can stay entertained for hours in my house. I love it here!) […]

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5-point harness carseats

February 7, 2011

5-point harness carseats

This photo is one of my absolute favorites.  It was taken a little over three years ago (before Aria came along) and in case you cannot tell, this is the inside of our van.  There are 5 carseats in this van (you can see little Aislynn’s head popping out from the very back seat!) and […]

Filed Under: baby & toddler years, car seat safety, kid stuff, parenting 7 Comments

the card

February 4, 2011

the card

Audriana has been eighteen now for five days. Last night, she took her shower and washed her hair, and then when I went to say goodnight to her, she was sleeping with soaking wet hair.  I said, “Get up!  Go dry your hair!  You’re getting the pillow all wet, plus your hair will look awful […]

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How do you know…?

January 30, 2011

How do you know…?

How do you know when: 1) it’s time to start potty training your little one, and2) you spend way too much time on the computer ????? When while on the computer, your two-year-old comes up to you, pulls at your arm and says, “Mom! Get off the computer and change my poop!” Oh my gosh, […]

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Mom to Mom: What’s Your Best Mom Tip?

January 25, 2011

Mom to Mom:  What’s Your Best Mom Tip?

There’s a Link Party going on over at It’s Almost Naptime! — What is your Favorite Mom Tip?  and I’ve been wracking my brains, trying to think of something that I do that might help a fellow mom in her day.  Seriously, I can’t think of anything!  How lame, huh? You’d think that with all these […]

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I’m a slacker

January 16, 2011

I’m a slacker

I almost didn’t publish this post.  I didn’t want to admit that I’m a slacker mom.  But the truth is … I am. Sometimes I completely slack on things.  Even things of importance.  Like making dentist appointments for the kids. Aislynn had her first visit to the dentist not too long ago.  At the age of […]

Filed Under: Aislynn, parenting 1 Comment

making deposits

January 6, 2011

making deposits

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.    After  many hours of waiting patiently […]

Filed Under: Aislynn, kid stuff, parenting 1 Comment

My Rear-Facing Baby!

July 17, 2010

My Rear-Facing Baby!

Here is Aria in her car seat.  These photos were taken just a few days ago.  Do you notice that she is still in the rear-facing position?  She will be two years old in just a few more days, and she is 27 pounds, but yet she is still rear-facing in her car seat. If you […]

Filed Under: Aria, baby & toddler years, car seat safety, parenting 5 Comments

what mom says

June 3, 2010

what mom says

Here are a few things I caught myself saying this week….thought I’d write them down to capture where I am in parenting at this phase in our lives! What is in your mouth? Spit it out in my hand…. Oh! Who gave the baby gum?!! Yes, honey, I will die someday.  Everyone dies.  It’s just a […]

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