I slept in a bit. I had coffee brought to me and breakfast made for me. I did a load of laundry and some dishes. I laid with the toddler while she fell asleep for her nap. I sat in the church cry room for a bit with the same squirmy, loud (but still cute)…
The Surprises of Motherhood
How many ways has motherhood surprised you? (you know, if you are a mother…) I’m talking about how motherhood has taken me by surprise over at Parenting By Dummies (I just love how she openly admits it, don’t you?) with my fried Dumb Mom – who happens to parent some pretty cute “dudes”. And I…
Matching Umbrella
The rain has stopped but the puddles in the driveway call her name. She loves to jump and splash in them, just as any little girl should. She learned her technique from her older brothers. After I put on her “rain coat” she dashes out of the house to see her playground of water and…
Doing the best I can…
The other morning I sleepy-eyed open the freezer like I do on most mornings. I pulled the cardboard tab to open yet another box of “toaster sticks”, as we call them. My messy-haired self stuck two of them in the toaster and another directly on a plastic IKEA plate. Someone I know likes them frozen….
Mom!
I wash hands, Mom! I watch t.v., Mom! I want window up, Mom! Mom, I want joo box! Brush teef, Mom! I want L.C.*, Mom! Where Ben, Mom? Where Gavin, Mom? I want yogurt, Mom! Unstrap, Mom! Turn it up Mom! I. WANT. MY. PACI. MOM!!! Mom, MAHHHHHHM!!!!!!!!! You so pretty Mom. I love you…
One Part Glitter, Two Parts Dirt
The too warm water runs over my hands as I scrub another dish and the ketchup remnants fall into the sink. I hear the cardinal in the crepe myrtyle across the way chirping and I see his red feathers flash as he makes his way closer to my window. I think about how I wish…
At 2:47 p.m. he’ll be 8
Remember those commercials from a couple of years ago that said at the end, “A baby changes everything“? There is so very much truth to that statement. My life was forever changed the minute my Benjamin was born. just a few days old And now that he is eight years old I am getting to…
If I’d only known you all then…
I wish I had the internet when my first child was born. I mean, I HAD the internet but not the way I do now. I didn’t have it as a friend. As a support group. As a place for respite in hard times and celebration in the good times. Like I do now. If…
Running A Muck!
Last week I wrote about my son. The one that keeps me on my toes the most. The one that exhausts me, both in good and not-so-good ways. The one whose face is so cute that it’s hard to resist. And then the other day while in Target, this happened… On occasion we go to…
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…