Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
A brief dissertation on our current status: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.(It’s the New Year. We’re trying to be more integrated.)PhysicallyTo be truthful, I am feeling pudgy and out of shape. Too many treats, too little exercise. I blame this blog; my former habit of spending an hour at the gym has been usurped by Creative … [Read more...]
I am in the family way.Here’s how I know:1. Every evening after supper, I ask to be excused. I creep over to the couch where, I tell my husband, “I’ll only be a moment.” He smiles knowingly, has the kids clear all the dishes, and turns out the lights as they go upstairs.2. The cravings for salty, greasy snack food have kicked in with a vengeance. … [Read more...]
Or in some cases, the Most NotoriousMy Little "Angels" ;) Favorite moment from our church’s Christmas Eve Nativity Play: the camel that stopped to graze on the bald man’s head. No, Virginia, it was not a real camel. Favorite new dish added to Christmas menu (in Mommy’s opinion but definitely not the children's): mushroom casserole. Most … [Read more...]
Gift Creep (n.) a phrase coined by Minnesota Mom’s husband to describe (lovingly, I’m sure) her tendency to keep adding on to the number of presents she’s already purchased.As in, “I thought you’d already bought my mom a present.”To which M in M replies, “I know! But look how pretty!”It's a symptom of insecurity, I know.But you also get a pretty … [Read more...]
Christmas card photos and scar tattoos do not go well together. … [Read more...]
Stephen, while sitting at the couch and considering our recently assembled (yes, assembled) Christmas tree: "Mommy, I like how you spread the branches of our tree out."Me (pleased to be appreciated for our tree’s lovely conical shape, which required some effort on my part after its having been squished in a box all year): “Thank you, … [Read more...]
Subtitled: Or on second thought, please do.The following is to be sung to the tune of--oh, you'll know once you start humming it!"Paint the walls with aging rockers,Fa la la la la la la la...blah." This post is the third and last (I promise!) in my Painting the Walls of Daughters' Room Series.As I have already noted, the key to getting this very … [Read more...]
Today's Lesson: Teaching Fractions Give your two-year-old a square piece of cheese. Watch as she neatly folds it--in half, and then in fourths, and then in eighths--and then neatly places it all down the front of her diaper. Give her a piece of canadian bacon. Watch as she chews it carefully into--goodness, maybe 1/100th bits?--and then … [Read more...]
More photos from the "Paint your Daughters' Room a Sunglasses-Requiring Shade of Pink" series.The title of this post was inspired by Suzanne's hilarious comment yesterday. And Rebecca, to answer your question, I am not as patient as it may appear. Each of my children was allowed a few strokes of the brush because it's just too cool--that tacky … [Read more...]
I'm sure there's a story here somewhere. … [Read more...]
