I always wondered what life is like for single moms. Well, the last couple of days have shown that I had no idea what a strain it is to be the 24/7 full-time Mom/Dad to your children. My parents offered…
Category: Musings on Family
We Are Not Wilderness People
So, the 5-year-old was given a tent by his grandparents. A 3-person tent. The tent has been in the garage since April. We talked about erecting the tent…never happened. We measured the family room to see if we could put…
Staycation 2008
We decided several months ago that a huge trip this summer was not a good idea from a financial standpoint. I was highly disappointed, but since I was a part-time graduate student this past school year we were not in…
On My Own
Today is my first day in a couple of weeks home alone with the three kids. Prior to this Husband was home or we had our regularly scheduled swim practice. It’s 10:13 a.m. Everyone has a had a drink, but…
Three Directions…Four If You Count Me
My husband is at work this week, which means I have to take the children to swim practice all week. I actually like sitting around and chatting to the other moms or reading my book. Boy 5 is much easier…
Back from the Beach
So, we–or should I say I–survived the beach. The hotel was a pleasant change from the cramped condo. There are too any of us and some of us don’t get along all that well. The 5 day break was just…
Tomorrow is the day
O.K. so tomorrow I have the interview at the publishing place. I haven’t had an interview in about 2 years. Haven’t worked full-time in much longer. I am beyond worrying about what to wear. I nixed the idea of a…
Birthday…Just Another Day
The 5-year-old was a trooper today. He really did not want to shop at Staples. He could not keep his paws of the printers. Our trip was short. O.K. this is wacky. I was pulling out of Staples when my…
A Post, a post, my kingdom for a post
I’m baaack. This week has been a killer. My graduate class is a killer. My assignment for this week is a killer. Basically, I am sitting here when I should be finishing my project. I am the queen of procrastination.…
Repeat After Me "Update Your Blog"
O.K. I need to get to a point where I update every day, because when I leave updating for a bit I forget exactly what happened when. Oh well, I will try better next time. I am on the computer…
