FAIL

First of all, addendum to yesterday’s post:
-I regularly forget Luke’s snack on Tuesdays since I don’t pack him a lunch on that day. Yep, it happened today.
-I did not get mooned today. Yay for me.
Friday was not my best performance as a mom. Yes, we were just coming off some major sickness [...]

Keepin’ It Real

So. Katie had this great post a while back about “truth-in-blogging,” if you will. The idea that sometimes, bloggers only show you the shiny, happy moments and gloss over what’s really going on. (Katie: I planned to just comment on your post, but alas, Blogger was cranky that day and I couldn’t [...]

Big Day!

We discovered Luke’s first loose tooth several months ago…probably in early spring. It got pretty wiggly in June, and Matt and I predicted it would be out by the 4th of July.
Fast forward to one week ago, when the tooth was still. in. his. mouth. And while it had gotten much looser, and [...]

Wordless Wednesday: First Chess Lesson

with thanks to Suzanne for the idea!

What H1N1 Looks Like

(borrowing that title, unfortunately, from Robin, who has already been through what I’m just starting!)
Yep. Luke’s got it.

I just got an email from his teacher saying that more than half of the kids in his class are home sick today. Not surprising after Luke came home from school on Tuesday and told me [...]

We are THAT Family, Too

Happy 2nd Blogoversary to Kristen at We Are THAT Family! I found her blog because she took over Works for Me Wednesday last year, and I immediately added her to my Google Reader. I love that she’s not afraid to blog about it all – the ups and downs of marriage and parenting [...]

Challenge, Revisited

Last fall, I wrote about Bennett and his sensory issues. If you haven’t read it and you have kids with sensory issues or are just interested in occupational therapy-type things, you might want to read that old post, which could have alternately been titled: “How I Nearly Lost My Mind, The Fall 2008 Edition.”
I [...]

Evidence…

…that years of parenting is mellowing me (in some regards).
Year 1 of parenting: this issue was not an issue, because Luke was just a baby. In fact, I didn’t even realize that this could potentially become an issue, I was so green. Window clings? What are window clings?
Years 2-3: “No, we’re not [...]

The Hardest Transition

Let me first assure you that last week’s poll had NOTHING to do with me contemplating a fourth child. Promise! I included three to four because I thought there was a slight chance someone might think that, but seriously doubted that anyone would answer that way. But, I wanted some [...]

You Know You’re Getting Old When…

…you’re playing Memory with your four-year-old and:
1. You are working really, really hard to stay awake. After all, it’s 1pm, you’ve had lunch, and naptime sounds like a great idea. But only to you. Never to the 4-year-old who has sworn off ever napping again.
2. Your 4-year-old is effortlessly making [...]