The other day I read a Facebook comment that said, “I want a school fundraiser that gives me something back, you know? Something useful, like coupons.”
Normally, what I do with the fundraising sheets that have come home from our local schools is a) misplace them until the day before it’s due b) write a check [...]
Tags: fundraising, school fundraisers, sex toys for education
Yesterday I got to laugh a bit while taking a break from writing about depression when I came across Her Bad Mother’s post about house cleaning.
I’ve been pretty clear about my skills in that area, but I haven’t been what you might call…transparent. She posted pictures!
So in a show of solidarity (and maybe just a [...]
Tags: bad housekeeping, homekeeping, Motherhood, parenting
Tonight at bed time, these are the questions I answered:
“But Mommy, what if the bugs come in and eat all my toys?”
“But Mommy, can’t we bring the TV back into your room from Ellie’s room because you said you were going to just do it for tonight! Can’t we just take it?”
“But Mommy, why can’t [...]
Tags: children, funny things kids say, living in an old house, Motherhood, parenting, squirrels
Disclosure: I occasionally, in a fit of mindlessness, click on those ridiculous quizzes from Facebook. Go ahead, mock me. You’ve all done it too and I know it.
Yesterday, there was one purporting to tell me what kind of mommy I am. From five questions.
I don’t think anyone should be pigeonholed into some arbitrary category of [...]
Tags: bad housekeeping, facebook, mothering, parenting, quiz
I took my sons to my favorite coffee shop today, the Starlight Cafe. I had to meet someone next door to it, and the cafe is very kid-friendly (thank you Carri!), so I thought it would be fun to pop in and chill for a while with some juice and cookies.
I knew Ethan was tired. [...]
Tags: aggressive children, Autism, Motherhood, Othello, parenting
In case you thought I had lost my sense of humor about the ridiculousness of this life, I give you this:
Thank you, thank you very much.
Tags: challenging children, children, parenting
You remember that Christmas tree in the photo a few days ago? It’s gone. Well, actually, it’s halfway gone. It is actually standing in the doorway beside me as I type. See?
I have been stuck lately, and I can’t seem to get unstuck. Maybe this will help.
Motherhood Uncensored recently wrote about having to always be [...]
Tags: bad housekeeping, cleaning up pine needles, Motherhood, sweeping
“Too wet to go out
And too cold to play ball.
So we sat in the house.
We did…”
THIS:
and THIS:
and that’s all.
Tags: bad housekeeping, Motherhood, parenting
I was just asked if the bean extravaganza was worth it. I have to say, I kinda think so, even though the baby kept crying because they were hurting his feet this morning (could this be classified as torture?), so I swept them up at which point the four year old came in. [...]
Tags: child prodigies, dysfunctional families, Motherhood, parenting, working at home, writing with children
As I sit to type this, my 18 month old is being entertained by the 4 year old, who is throwing Boggle pieces at the ceiling vajh./,.
Sorry, one just landed on my hand. Anyway, he is attempting to roll an ‘E’, at which point he will be ‘the winner’.
It’s fine, really, since the Boggle frame [...]
Tags: children, housekeeping, humor, Motherhood, ocd, parenting, working from home, writing with children
