- February 6, 2012
- 12 Comments
- Parenting/Family
Giving up.
Pin itIn a sense. The talk around the house lately has been Lent. More specifically, what to give up for Lent. We (the family) don’t always give something up… in fact, I don’t think my kids ever have. My spousal unit and I have. Randomly. Wax and wane. Wax on, wax off? Aaaaanywhoooos… My middle [...]
- January 17, 2012
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- Lucy, Olivia, Parenting/Family
The Appendix: Not to be confused with the appendix
Pin it??? I’ve had a bit of a bothersome belly ache lately. Sciatica? Dislocation due to an overly-motivated workout? Regardless… I’m not feeling right. Off and on. For a few days. Just a nudge of discomfort… enough for me to feel complainery… but not enough for one to feel the need to enlist the help [...]
- December 17, 2011
- 8 Comments
- Artsy Fartsy, Parenting/Family
Christmas: The Cutest Felt Wreath of All
Pin itMy daughter has this thing called Market Day at school. It happens, oh… 4 times a year. The kids in grades 3, 4, and 5 earn Market Day money throughout the year. For Market Day the kids bring in hand-crafted items of unimaginable kind. I missed the one right before Christmas break because… Uh… [...]
Back-to-School: What do moms do with all their “free” time? [vlog]
Pin itNow that all the spawn are in school – all day… I have been asked, “So whatcha gonna do with all that free time?” I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do… In fact, it seems I have had so much time… I have become a regular photographer and master of text-on-photo! Disclosure: My son’s [...]
Dare I Tell You I Left My Kid(s) Home Alone?
Pin itI guess I just did. I left my older 2 home while I took Young Lucy to a birthday party… to the home of adults I had not met. I had to go. This is what mothers do. We do not drop our kids off at the homes of strangers. Except I did. It had [...]
The Confessional: I give my kids sugar cereal.
Pin itI confess. See this box: It’s a box-o Lucky Charms. I have a picture of it here in this post because I have this box in my home. Folks. Friends… Cast ye judgment aside lest ye cast yon first stone…. This is not the first time I have brought sugar cereal into my home. Alas [...]
- June 18, 2011
- 9 Comments
- My Spawn
Motherhood, Transitions & The Art of Being Busy
Pin itThey are all really one in the same. One AND the same? How does the saying go? In the last week (give or take a week) I have experienced some pretty big schtuff. I did not sign with a record label. I did not land a contract as a television talk show host. Nor [...]
Tips for Airline Travel with Children {Guest Post by Michelle of Falafel and the Bee!}
Pin itMy Michelle. She is a most wonderful woman. Creative. Funny. Highly allergic. I met Michelle probably close to two hands worth of fingers ago. She has become a very dear friend. Out youngests have forged a very sweet relationship. Our youngests… during one of their first playdates. I remember this day like it was [...]
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. [...]
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” [...]
