Doing my job as a mom sometimes requires me to be rather mean. I’m forced to make decisions that will inevitably be disliked by my underage crowd. I don’t want to be mean. I don’t want to fight and have to explain myself and listen to the crying that is for sure to come with [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Gettin’ it done
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s a bomb!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We were driving home from a John’s Incredible Pizza. It’s like Chuck-e-Cheese’s but on steroids and with a little more consideration for parents. It’s one of those places that is so much fun that you’re head feels like it might explode.
It was raining and cold and in Southern California the combination of those two things [...]
The Power Miser strikes again!!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m amazing, really rather amazing. Not to brag or anything. My power miser capabilities really are quite astonishing.
Last week I was paying bills, the dreaded bills. I was getting more and more depressed as I paid each one and the amount in my checking account dwindled smaller and smaller. I was ready to start reaching [...]
Saving my sanity and counting the days…
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I have a five-year-old, not to mention all the other kids, but five–that seems to be the age of pre-Alzheimer’s when it comes to remembering how long until Christmas. Everyday he asks how long until Christmas. He asks me, his dad and all of his siblings. He will even asks anyone who comes over. He [...]
Making fires and making way
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’d like to preface this post with Dave and I have never owned a wood burning stove.
Last weekend we lit our wood burning stove for the first time. And of course when I say we, I mean Dave. It’s freezing here in our neck of the woods. Well, freezing for a native Southern Californian. I [...]
