301 + 203 + 70 weeks It’s Spring Break around here so we get to have this girl around all day! (She’s smelling a flower, not trying to eat it, in case anyone was worried.) I’ll admit, I’m apprehensive about 2+ weeks of all three kids home all the time. No kindergarten. No preschool. All mama, all day. Since we’re… View Post
The last time I had a real desk was when in 2004. And when I say “desk” I’m using the word very loosely. At the time I was living in a quirky old rental house with two good friends while finishing my last semesters of college. My bedroom had a low dresser which I used partly to store my jeans,… View Post
I am not a fun mom. My kids have to beg to do activities that require any specific setup & cleanup. Things like painting, playing with bubbles, cooking…if adult supervision is required to ensure things don’t end up smeared inexplicably on the ceiling, I am not interested. You know I’m not a stickler for picking up right after playing with… View Post
300 + 202 + 69 weeks She serenaded us this morning with a piece entitled “The Little Girl In the Forest Who Found Some Animals To Play With and Left Her Parents and Then Got Lost.” It’s gonna be a smash hit. Watch for her at the Grammys next year. * Grandpa got this boy a truck. He shouts, “Cuh!… View Post
To be honest, I fought this mantra for about a week before resigning myself to it…mostly because I don’t want to giggle every time I tell myself, “Jen, arise. Arise, Jen.” (Thank you, Billy Witch Doctor Dot Com. ATHF fans, where you at?) But sometimes the mantra chooses the…mantra-er? Whatever. This was the right mantra for this month, ridiculous associations… View Post