the 3 oldest kids have been at “camp gran” all week. chad was in atlanta most of the time…leaving me and flicka to fend for ourselves. luckily…flicka knows just how to have a good time. she scored a ride on her “hi-yo” with UK at the boardwalk. i’m of the opinion that if you have […]
summer is in full effect. it always takes a good week to get into the groove of a new schedule. we all slept away the whole morning of every day last week…which was fine with me. even flicka wouldn’t call for me until around 10. we were tired. and for good reason. there was a […]
with everything going on to close out this school year…the girl’s birthday party got put on hold. the hold was way longer than i had hoped…due to having concrete poured in our backyard to extend the patio. but…even if her celebration with her friends was gonna have to wait until 3 weeks after her actual […]
so…here’s what went down on the way to colt’s basketball game last night: a fight nearly broke out between chad and i over a comment that he made… “basketball players are the overall best athletes in the world.” at first, i thought he was kidding because my main sports that i competed in growing up were soccer, […]
it’s no secret that i am usually a sentimental mess. it’s not uncommon for my oldest son to look at me and say something like… “mom…you’re doin’ good. you’re holding it together.” or… “MOM!!! ARE YOU CRYING??????” for the last six years…if you would have asked me how i’d handle this past friday…i would have summed […]
when i say, “i’m really busy this week”…i mean it. i don’t mind business. sometimes i work best under pressure. like today, for example. i am decorating 21 buckets for aiden’s end of the year class party, making 4 cell phone cases for the teacher’s end of the year gift, making sure that the kinect […]
Well it’s never a good sign when a perfect stranger suggests that you read James Dobson’s The Strong Willed Child after spending a half hour with your 2 year old. Of course, she meant well. I smiled…caught Flicka before she dismantled the fish tank…held onto her arm tightly…and politely said, “Kiss my @&$.” “I’ll check it […]
a few days ago, i noticed that my morning dove friend was back. i know. i’m announcing her return to my little corner of the world with non-mindy-flare emotion when normally i would be making welcome home signs and making everyone in a two block radius come to see her. it’s all about balance. we […]
i’ve learned some things this weekend. first of all…did you know that you can find out all sorts of stuff if you play truth or dare with a bunch of 5th grade boys? secondly…the word “beast” is out and “tubular” is in. here is an example of how to use it appropriately. just in case you need […]
being a mom is nothing but extraordinary. i asked God to help me live an extraordinary life…and He reminded me that He had given me a complicated husband and 4 children. (“complicated” being a good thing.) you can’t really put all of the thoughts and emotions that come with being a mom into a nice, little paragraph […]