Yesterday Chad and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. Wow, that’s like a whole teenager ago! To celebrate, we whipped out the wedding video and forced our kids to watch it. I’d heard from other couples that their kids LOVE to watch their wedding video. Our kids tolerated it for about 5 minutes. Will wandered [Read More]
Experienced Bad Mom Goes Camping
Just back from a lovely camping vacation to Mackinaw City, Michigan. Surprisingly, there were few, if any, Bad Mom incidents. Must have been all that fresh air and fun! Me and the family on the shores of Mackinac Island However, I did manage to drive into my carport with the roof bubble still attached to [Read More]
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Put in My Place
This week both kids put me in my place. First up, Sydney: We were in the living room. She asked for something to drink. I explained to her that she already had enough Kool-Aid and Juice for the day and she needed to have water, because it’s healthy (oh, I’m so good). She looked at [Read More]
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Treasures?
Here’s a picture I took of our recycling recently. It was after I cleaned out Will’s “treasures” that he brought home at the end of 2nd grade. What was I supposed to do with that stuff? I saved some funny writings, but mostly it was just random stuff I had no use for. Do Good [Read More]
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How to Land Your Kid in Therapy – The Atlantic
Oh, boy. Why do I bother parenting at all? Too little–I screw them up. Too much–I screw them up. Check out this interesting article (or parts of it–no one has time to read it all!) How to Land Your Kid in Therapy – The Atlantic
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What’s Worse?
What’s worse? Chinese water torture -or- making an almost 8-year-old write thank you notes? Okaaaaay, I admit Chinese water torture is worse. But nagging Will to write notes, listening to him whine about them, and then watching him blow through those thank you notes with possibly the world’s worst handwriting is a close second!
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Piece of Cake
Last weekend we had Will’s 8th birthday party. It was a lot of fun (plus some work–who hears me?!) I had remembered a lot in planning the bash, including:Book the venuePay deposit Make reasonable-sized guest list (that’s code for affordable-size guest list!)Invite guestsPrep goody bagsFret about RSVPS (or lack of…how am I supposed to give [Read More]
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Around the House
Here, for your amusement (and possibly your annoyance at my “look-how-cute-my-kids-are” attitude) are things I’ve recently heard around the house: “I want to wear my zucchini.” – Sydney asking to put on her bikini “I already told you, like, 3 times!” – Sydney replying to me, with exasperation, when I asked her if she wanted [Read More]
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What’s the Special Word?
Don’t get me wrong. I love our library. The children’s section is awesome, with plenty of books, movies, computers, games, and programs. That said, I have had issues with our library time and time again. I feel that I may go ballistic there one day! Just the other day I was at the library with [Read More]
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Down the Drain
It was after Sydney’s swim class at the Rec Center. We were showering off, in two different stalls. Sydney said, “Guess what, Mom?” “What?” “I’m peeeee-inggggg!” Silence from the locker room. Great. I’m sure a million kids have peed in those showers, but only mine announces it to the entire locker room. I’ve either got [Read More]
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