Sometimes I feel like this word defines my life. Mediocre. First of all I want to say that I am not writing this here to get comments that say “Oh Elaine, you are so great, etc, etc….” I mean, if you really think that, then awesome but I’m not looking for it.That’s not why I…
My friend called the other day…
In these days of constant busy and growing up little kids and having my mind somewhere else but here, and well, just LIVING, I do not talk to my friends on the phone very much anymore. I see my local friends and we text or get together for Mom nights where we talk in a…
Exasperating Boy
As I have mentioned before, one of my children can exasperate me to no end… In the morning he snuggles in next to me in our bed. In the evening he runs wild about the house, literally bouncing off the walls and furniture. One minute he’s asking for hugs and kisses and the next he…
Not a lot
I do not have much to say today. I’m kinda keeping on the down-low, like I said I would. I even went to bed before 10 p.m. last night, which is TOTALLY unheard of most nights. And by the way, 8.5 hours of sleep is pretty amazing. For body and soul. Here’s just a few favorite…
Growing and growing…
I spent the beautiful morning cleaning house and doing chores, putting away the clothes of my children. The pants and socks and underwear and shirts that just keep getting bigger and bigger… There is simply no stopping them. Just like the babies, the ones that are now kids. I rinsed the same colorful, plastic dishes…
Do you ever feel this way…?
I cried as I washed the dishes tonight. I try to keep things in this space light and cheery and happy but some days, just are not that. Like today. He snapped, I snapped. No one’s mood could really be changed. He’s stressed, I’m stressed. Life is full of stress. Of course there is much…
My Life on the Fridge
Sometimes I sit in the spot at our kitchen table, where I can see the side of the fridge really well. I try to keep the front of the fridge fairly clean, except for a grocery list writing pad and sometimes a few seasonal things the kids have made at school. Like these hearts. This…
Funky Town
Do you just ever feel like your life is on “repeat”? Sort of like that movie “Groundhog Day”? he’s tickling her face. gah, they’re cute. I’ve kinda felt that way lately. Wake up. Feed kids. Drop off kids. Run. Grocery shop. Feed kids. Run (other errands). Compute (which encompasses many things…). Laundry. Pick up kids. Feed…
The A.M.
The day actually starts pretty lax around here but I attribute that to the fact that I currently have only one child in full-time school. I’m thinking next year might be a different story once G starts Kindergarten (ACK, G will start K next year!!) but I hope it can stay this way. The little…
Some Same Something
I woke up unusually early to go to the gym since my schedule was packed for the rest of the day. As I came to the end of the street where I turn onto the main road I saw two teenage girls standing in the dark morning, waiting for the bus. They stood about 15…