Baby Borrowers
Anyone else watching this “reality” show? I’m oddly fascinated by it. The premise is that the show takes some older teens who are in relationships and takes them through the insanity that is parenting in a sort of telescoped fashion. They arrived at their “home,” and got settled in a little. Then they got the […]
“Mommy Porn” — What Do You Think?
And no, it’s not what you think! I often read Penelope Trunk’s blog “The Brazen Careerist,” because she’s very up-front about the fact that she’s not perfect, work-life balance is not possible, and some days just stink. Sometimes her ideas for coping are outrageous; some days they actually make sense. I was VERY touched by […]
Kids Do the Darndest Things!
I don’t know what it is about Opening Night of a play that brings out the weird in my family. My church’s annual musical revue, a fundraiser for the organ fund, opened tonight. So last night was dress rehearsal. I had planned to take the kids, since this weekend is a visitation one, but then […]
I Hate Tattle-tales!
This morning, as I was brushing my hair and getting ready to leave for work, my younger son comes into the bathroom and says, “You know that can of air on your computer? You won’t be able to use it anymore. Because Brother used it all up and it won’t go anymore. It’s empty.” Now, […]
Busy….
We’ve been very busy this past week, as evidenced by the fact that I haven’t posted in 8 days! We’ve begun laying tile in the bathrooms of our house, which is fun but labour-intensive. We also painted the insides of the kitchen cabinets — a sunshiny yellow a little more intense than the kitchen walls. […]
Visitation Can Be Complicated
You’d think it’d be simple: each of us has the kids on alternate weekends. But then there are holidays that crop up, and sometimes work responsibilities. June is a mess for us. Originally, I had them on Father’s Day weekend, and he had them on my birthday weekend. So we’d planned to just swap those […]
Restful Day
Today was very quiet and restful. I woke up tired and sore, and with a sore throat, so we didn’t go to church. I want to make sure that Lobster Boy is completely free from Scarlet Fever before we get up close and personal with folks again anyway. So we puttered around the house all […]
Motherhood = Worry
My baby boy is sick. I’m worried that it’s something serious. He started complaining of a sore throat on Tuesday, and spent the whole day on the couch, sleeping off and on. That evening, he said his stomach hurt, and he vomited once and had several bouts of nausea that threatened, but never developed into […]
UTI, Lunch, and Putt-Putt, Oh My!
We’ve spent half the day doing our schoolwork in the pediatrician’s office, because my younger son has been complaining that his tee-tee burns. I’ve tried cranberry concentrate and lots of fluids for the last week, but he’s still complaining. They don’t think it’s a UTI, but rather some external irritation. But they’re going to culture […]
What Is WRONG With Parents?
Another infant has died because she was left in a car. In 100-degree weather. Most tragic is that many of these people “forgot” that their child was in the car. When the temp outside is 100, the temp inside of a car can exceed 150 degrees in less than 15 minutes. Most kids who die […]
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