-currently cleaning the bathrooms. -going to sweep and mop the floor. …my hero.

so, chase had his first scrimmage of the season today and i think it went quite well. it took some coaxing to get him there, but once he was there…it was all business. well…more like pleasure, which is exactly as it should be. i’m a “mean” mom and make the siblings sit and support the […]

…my new skin care product!! i am the girl who will wash her face with whatever is by the sink when the hankering arises to wash the face. i have been known to use baby soap, hand soap, and even shampoo when i find myself in the shower with nothing else to use! yet, lately […]

sometimes i am haunted by something that i wish i could go back in time and change…or at least make right. there are things that seemed unjust, unfair, or just downright wrong. i know that i have to live by the “audience of one” rule book, but sometimes i just want redemption. the kind that […]

indeed, i am a creature of change. i am not happy unless i can re-arrange the furniture in the living room every couple of months. it has now been the same since christmas and it is driving me crazy. there are only so many ways to arrange it and i have exhausted them all. i […]

so today was one of those days when you ask yourself repeatedly, “why am i doing this?” all 3 kids are having valentine’s parties at school. yesterday, i shopped for all of the valentines, and the party supplies that i was assigned for each class, as well as their valentine’s gifts. chase also has to […]

There are times in life that I feel like a spoiled brat. I wonder, does God look at me and listen to me and wonder, “Do you have any idea of the REAL things that I am dealing with child?” All I have to do is remember the vivid memories of Ukraine, read a little […]

yesterday, chase stayed home from school due to the common cold. at lunch, i fed he and aiden a peanut butter fold over, with apples. we have decided to position our new bunny, clarabelle right in the kitchen so that she will truly feel a part of the family. i tell you that, because it […]

houston…we have a problem. i’m unsure of exactly what the problem is, but i am not the happiest of campers presently. now, i used to be a pretty upbeat person. positive. smiley. happy-go-lucky. all in all, pretty pleasant to be around (if i do say so myself). however lately, things that i used to let […]