This weekend my Dad brought my Aunt Mongie up to visit and watch some baseball. They are both troopers. They woke up before the crack of dawn, drove 5 hours, watched 2 baseball games that we lost miserably, spent the night, watched another game, ate lunch and drove home.
I love my Aunt Mongie. I don’t [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Aunti Claus
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes, I love you best
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This morning I was slowly recuperating in my big office chair in front of the computer. I ran (okay, mostly walked) and it kicked my butt. I don’t know what it is about pushing a double jogger, but it makes running/walking ten times harder. It doesn’t even have to do with the weight of the [...]
Dichotomy of Two
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Ha! I have two sippy cups! Ha! I’m wearing my pajamas at 2 in the afternoon! Ha! I’ve found a great new hat! Ha! Everything is interesting to me! Isn’t it great to be two!
WAAAA! I’m not getting my way! WAAA! Mom won’t let me paint with milk all over the kitchen table! WAAA! I [...]
Overprotective
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2009 | 11 Comments »
We don’t do sleepovers. It isn’t so much that I’m totally against sleepovers. It’s more that I’m a tad bit cautious.
The kids have spent the night at “the coolest Mom ever”’s house. They’ve stayed the night at my best friends house. They’ve slept at grandma’s house. They are more than welcome to stay with any [...]
Redefining Gender Roles
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When Marshall was little I remember he loved wearing his sister’s ruby red slippers. Many things made these ruby red slippers appealing. They were sparkly like Dorothy’s from the Wizard of Oz. They had a little heel on them. The best part was they made a really loud clomp, clomp, clomp sound on the hardwood [...]
We are gluttons
Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We are gluttons for punishment. We signed Marshall up for travel ball. It requires that I shuttle him to and from practice everyday, sometimes twice a day. It costs so much that I’m debating selling all of the children’s extra kidneys. They don’t need two. Or do they? Maybe I could just sell a portion [...]
Making a Break for It
Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When we brought the babies home from the hospital we were amazed at how tiny they were. We awed at how tiny their heads and little toes were. They could fit into the same swing, sling, and bouncer. They had no idea about personal space. After spending nine months squashed next to each other, they [...]
trading it all in
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes I feel like we should sell everything and by this:I only get the urge when I’ve spent a whole day in the car. A whole day shuttling kids back and forth, to and fro, here and there, hither and yonder. Then I wouldn’t ever have to leave our house. I’d just have to move [...]
When did this happen?
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When did the happy little girl turn into the sulky preteen?
I frequently get this look. Sometimes it feels like for no reason. I’m sure there are reasons, good reasons. Things like enforcing personal hygiene and correct grammar. Things like merely existing, or just being the mom, aka the fun sucker. Seriously? How the heck did [...]
Builders
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We bought a foreclosed home. From the outside, our house still looks foreclosed. Except for all of the random kid paraphernalia strewn about. Our front lawn is dead. The weeds can sometimes get knee high. Our bushes double as high rise spider apartments. One neighbor parks a large motor home in front of our house [...]
