Add this post to the millions being posted out there on the blogosphere this month. And this picture… The first day of school. Mercy on a mother’s soul.

My youngest is 5. She is my third. So. Pretty much. With her being my third and being 5 and all, we are all done with “accidents”. Right? *insert look of exasperation here* SO. Yesterday. We were at the park — ALL DAY. For this: Yeah. I sang too. But more on THAT epic tale [...]

So. I woke up this morning needing to have *something* posted for *something* at 9 a.m. At 7 a.m. I figure there is plenty of time before 9. Right? I quickly found out that the back end of my site was running at a snail’s pace. Because snails are fun. Picture loading and linking should [...]

When I think back to what I dreamed of as a little girl… I wasn’t terribly creative. College, marriage, children… dreams for a good, but “regular” life. OK, I also dreamed of being on Fame or Kids Incorporated, but… With the exception of Fame and Kids Incorporated,  my dreams really have come true — college, [...]

1) I am addicted to the Hipstamatic App on my beloved iPrecious II. 2) I put ketchup on my fried eggs. 3) But not my scrambled eggs. 4) Cuz that’s grody. 5) I lost the first round of the big all-school spelling be(e) in 5th grade. The word? Kitchen. I forgot the “t”. I knew [...]

Dear Joel, My poor boy, you are just like your mama… But lucky boy, you are your father’s son. We are both firstborns. We are both emotional. We are both particular. We are both see-ers of a glass half-empty. We both need an adjustment period when we learn a plan changes. You are just like [...]

This is Lucy. She is my energetic & carefree 5 year old. She is wearing a unicorn costume. That is too small. And no shoes. At school. (In my defense, once in the schoolhouse, the kids take off their shoes and put on slippers. So it’s not as bad as it seems. Or it might [...]