Category: Musings on the Home

Musings on Thursday Nights

Thursday nights are rushed…and that’s an understatement. Kids get home from school at 2:50 and 3:20. The homework/snack/tantrum for 5-year-old/”can I play wii”/”why can’t I play wii”/”what shall I make for dinner”/”why didn’t I start dinner earlier”/”put your swimsuit on”/”we…

Dental Floss or Thread

What items around my house have different purposes. Let’s go on a scavenger hunt…. Dental Floss — We went skiing MLK weekend and my daughter was asking me why the bag for our boots had green thread on the zipper.…

Taming School Papers

I thought I was drowning in paperwork when my two children were in preschool together. Looking back I had no idea just what it felt like to deal with paperwork from elementary school and middle school. Each day I am…

One Down, Four to Go

Boy 5’s bedroom is painted and reassembled. All I need is a Fathead on the wall. Debating between Nascar or Redskins. I want to have a wall decoration to grow with him as he is only 5. Next stop Girl…