When football players get injured, they are medically required to sit the bench until they are officially approved for play by a doctor. I can imagine that this would be frustrating for those players. However, I find them to be quite fortunate. Because Mommies do not have this same luxury. I’m pretty sure that I […]
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The One That Hooked Me.
I have been impervious to temptation until now. I bought Ali an iPad a year and a half ago, mainly to use for the purposes of school. As such, we have bought dozens of school and play apps. I have studied them, reviewed them, reviewed them again, and added and deleted as I saw fit. […]
Stuff I Like, Early 2013 Edition.
Since we have two birthdays and Christmas all within three weeks of each other, we have a large influx of “stuff” all at once. And so, I typically find myself at this time of year anxious to share some new, helpful finds. No one asked me to talk about these things – they’re simply additions […]
One Thorough Butt Wipe.
It’s never going to end. Ever. Until we tear our house down to the slab and rebuild the whole thing. It all began on November 5, 2012. A fateful day when my ultra-responsible firstborn child flooded her upstairs bathroom (and spent the next week explaining how she followed all the rules and did nothing wrong.) […]
A Day in the Life: A Breakfast Portrait.
Breakfast is an early time of day to make decisions, but yet, so many decisions must be made. Like which car to bring to breakfast. It is best if they can match one’s pajamas. Or for the ladies of the house, which of the crown jewels are most Breakfast-Appropriate. Then there’s the food. Some prefer […]
Gaming the System.
Sometimes I lie to Ali. I say things like, “I’ve got a game for us to play today!!” When the truth is that I’m banging my brain against the inside of my skull trying to hurry up and concoct an idea to make school into a game while she asks repeatedly, “What?? What is the […]
Short Stories of Motherhood.
I’ve had a few photos and stories pile up lately – not good enough to make a post in and of themselves, but decent enough that I couldn’t trash them. So here they are, all thrown together and cooked into a Blog Casserole. Winner Winner Typhoid Fever. Noah discovered a glitch in the system. Not […]
When Life is a Fairytale.
Once upon a time, a Mother, a Father, a Son, and a Daughter lived in an old house on a suburban hill surrounded by lots and lots of other houses. One day, The Son was scouring the pantry to find something to eat, and he found Magic Pancake Mix. “Make Pancakes!! Make Pancakes, Mommy!” “Are […]
Circus Dreams and Ambitions.
The last time we went to the Circus, Ali had just turned four, and Noah was a very impressive five weeks old. For the last two years, Noah has been bitter about the fact that the only time we ever allowed him to experience such, his eyesight wasn’t developed enough to see the row in […]
On Prophecies and Swearing.
My Granddad was a giant of a man. I was never that impressed with Fezzik, Gulliver, or Goliath, because they couldn’t measure up to my Granddad’s height and girth. He was born to a Greek Immigrant and a Alabama Woman – a couple who had gotten married before he could speak English or she could […]