“Nooo! I don’t want to have swimming lessons!” “Please don’t make me, please, please please!” Z-Man wasn’t thrilled with the idea of swimming lessons in May when I first signed him up. “They’re not for a loooong time, honey. We’ll talk about it later.” I know…
I don’t know what birthday parties in other families look like, but around here birthday parties are pretty basic. As long as there’s lots of food, a houseful of family members, cake, ice cream, and presents we’re all happy. We recently celebrated Z-Man’s sixth birthday with a Sunday brunch that…
Some things you should know before you read this post: 1. My taste is usually the opposite of Teacher’s 2. I’m not very fond of change 3. “Compromise” means you do things my way 4. I have caviar taste but a tuna fish budget 5. I’m terrible at making decisions…
A vacation is a wonderful thing. No matter how much you love your job – and I love my job a lot – it’s always nice to take some time off to relax. This year I planned my week of vacation to coincide with a visit from College Boy, Irish…
College Boy and I have had an ongoing competition: I try to take his picture, And he tries to avoid having his picture taken. He’s become an expert with the hand block. And the arm block. I’m pretty good tenacious with the sneak attack. But…
Sometimes you’re tired. Falling down tired. Dead to the world tired. So tired you’ll fall asleep almost anywhere. Like in Mom’s underwear drawer, Big sister’s wedding, On the floor, In your dinner, Grandma’s lap, In your carrier, In mom’s chair,…
Teacher introduced me to Annie Leonard and The Story of Stuff just a couple of months ago. Since she’s been doing her thing for quite a while and I just heard of her I guess I’m a “Johnny Amy Come Lately.” I don’t really care if I’m not first on…
It was an unexpected pregnancy. We’d always planned to have five children – I even asked the OB right after Jo-Bear’s birth how soon we could start trying for #5. But shortly after bringing Jo-Bear home from the hospital Teacher and I looked at each other and realized that our…
A couple of years ago I appliquéd a pair of overalls for a friend’s little girl, took photos of them, shipped them off, then forgot to post the photos. Yeah, I’m an airhead that way sometimes – I blame it on “Mommy Brain.” When I came across the photos the…
One of my goals is to raise independent children who can take care of themselves. Being able to feed themselves is toward the top of my list, so beginning when they’re young my general rule is “If you hunt it and kill it, it’s yours.” For instance, if you crawl…
