I'm so wiped out.
I'm sitting in my comfy chair, yet trying not to get too comfortable, because I still have Halloween costumes to finish, blanket strip to knit, dishes to wash, clothes to sort, bathroom to clean-- I need to stop, I'm getting tireder just listing out all the things I still need to do at 10:10 pm this fine October evening.
Where to start?
Well, there's me. I'm sick, have been since...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Things I Love About My Kids #2 - Their Generosity (When I Least Expect It And Most Need It)
Alanna
Saturday, August 15, 2015
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My kids definitely have their selfish moments, with us their parents and with each other, but they also each have an amazing generosity of spirit.
Alyx's preschool teacher repeatedly told us about Alyx's predilection for helping. If a classmate was upset or worried, she would hug them and talk to them comfortingly. One of her classmate's mothers spoke to me and my husband gratefully about Alyx helping...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Things I Love About My Kids #1: They Love My Singing
Alanna
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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In an effort to focus more on the positive, I'm starting a series of "Things I Love About My Kids." That way, when they're being holy terrors, I can read this and find some kind of balance.
So here's #1: they love my singing.
I'm not sure why my singing is so very bad. It's not like I don't practice; I love to sing and always have. But I also have to admit that my enthusiasm for singing has...
Friday, July 10, 2015
Toddler Mom Vision
Alanna
Friday, July 10, 2015
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When I walk into an area (office, store, home) with my small children that I have been before-- perhaps many times-- but they have not-- or at least, don't visit frequently, it's like I suddenly see everything in Toddler Mom VisionTM...
Monday, July 6, 2015
Never a Dull Moment...
Alanna
Monday, July 06, 2015
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Most moms take a certain level of pandemonium for granted, but three small children not even in grade school within twenty-three months of each other do make for a special kind of constant circus.
For example, so far this morning I've dealt with:
Poop matted in the dog's paw (which got tracked all over my bed before I figured out where it was coming from. Yuck. I finally had to cut the mat out...
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