Taking a moment…
Pin itMy “baby”… this kid: Turned 12 today. Punk kid. I need to take a moment. I don’t know which is harder, realizing I am old enough to have a 12 year old or realizing I am old enough to have a 12 year old the fact that my “baby” is not a baby. Punk [...]
- June 1, 2011
- 12 Comments
- My Spawn, Parenting/Family
Our Tooth Fairy must have dementia… or a black heart.
Pin itShe failed BIG back in Feb ’09. After 5 days of waiting, Olivia decided to leave a note: Fast forward to oh… say… A MONTH AGO… When Olivia swallowed a tooth. And the Tooth Fairy failed to come. And then 2 weeks later (when we were in Orlando) another tooth fell out… and she [...]
- May 31, 2011
- 19 Comments
- Parenting/Family
Impending: Mothering During the Tween and Teen Years {hold me}
Pin itOr continues. The drama. I thought the drama of a 2 year old. Or 3 year old. Or even a 4 year old was all a grown woman could bear. BUT I WAS WRONG. In my home, we are teetering on the edge of teen-dom and in the thick of tweendom, and HAVE MERCY [...]
Make Me Laugh Monday: Word. To your muthah.
Pin itI know. Mother’s Day was yesterday. But just because the day is through, that doesn’t mean I am through. Not. At. All. Lucy gave me the card she made at school and it was SO cute I HAD to share it. In the spirit of full disclosure: she wrote very nice things and I [...]
Styles Mom – A Story for Mother's Day
Pin itPre-post (like a pre-funk, but not really): The family and I will be heading to Universal Studios in Orlando before too long. We have some decisions to make, help???! What ride, what food, what, what, what…. help here! ******** It’s Mother’s Day. I figured I write about about being a mom. More specifically… A STYLES [...]
Choose Your Battles: The one about how I said guns are O.K. Ish.
Pin itAlternately titled: The Hill I Chose to NOT Die On: Gun Control Alternatelyly titled: I have a boy, and sticks and stones may break my bones, and other creative uses… Alternativelylyly titled: Give a kid a fish duct tape, a toilet paper tube and freedom to collect sticks in the yard with his buddies, [...]
I love them differently.
Pin itThis picture: My girl. My littlest. My sidekick. Stinker. Manipulator. Lover. A light. I love ALL my kids. To the fullest. I (like many) recently read a post by a mom who said she doesn’t love her one child as much as she loves her other. Or something of the sort. I don’t agree. [...]
In Which I Go On A Little Bit About My Spawn
Pin itI mean, my kids. Because as much as they make me CRAZY… They make my every day. Do you remember our family photos of 2008? No? May I remind you? Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a [...]
My Girl
Pin itFrom this… to this… My. Girl. 6 years old. I am dumbfounded. My baby is 6. No more preschool. No more diaper bags. No more teething toys… But you are still waiting for that first tooth to fall out. You are SO full of life. So creative. So driven. So carefree… yet opinionated. “Lucy” [...]
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Pin itI asked my 5 year old this question yesterday. I watched as she thought carefully about her answer… A servant. OK… that’s, that’s… noble… Wait wait wait. No. A maaaaid. Really? I didn’t tell her but I thought, “Then girl, you are going to STARVE.” Um wait… No…. A MOM! I want to be [...]
