October 24: Giggles at 5:30 AM
Today is the first day back from a 10 day vacation and a day at home yesterday with my kids, solo. We decided to go shopping for Halloween crafts and spent the day building haunted houses and...
View ArticleStaying Sane: LAUGH
My “Staying Sane” series of posts have changed somewhat over time. At first I was trying to write about things or information that I thought would help the working mother in her very hectic life. Now,...
View ArticleAugust 1: Getting a boost from the kids
Let me tell you I woke up with a terrible hangover this morning. I did not have the kids last night and met up with a long-time friend and laughed and cried the night away. Anyway, I was not in...
View ArticleAugust 3: My summer day as a SAHM
Amazing day. Amazing. Filled with kids’ laughter, my chores, kid interaction, and yes some fighting and challenges along the way. I actually had an outing in mind, but decided not to do that since I...
View ArticleAugust 31: Waiting for Big Bro
Big Bro woke up EXTREMELY talkative… seems that the good sleep did him good. He had a slight fever, not nearly as bad as yesterday…. so I decided it was time for him to go to school. Red, Twin...
View ArticleStaying Sane: Take it in and celebrate the Now
How many times have you heard, “Enjoy it, it goes by so fast.”. And at the time, it is usually when one of the kids is acting up, or maybe if you’re lucky, the kids are acting like angels and you...
View ArticleNovember 21: A day of pure silliness
I’m feeling very relaxed from the four days with the kids. We had an active and lazy weekend which was nice balance. This will be an out-of-the-ordinary week for work because of Thanksgiving – one...
View ArticleJanuary 9: Busy and Broken
I had a bit of a stressful morning, coupled with lack of sleep. Big Bro woke up in the middle of the night with a horrendous cough and was crying. I stayed up with him a bit, got him to take some...
View ArticleMarch 26: Stealing time
Back to work after a rainy/overcast weekend. I had a great time with the kids. We spent the time together at the house and didn’t really do any destination excursions. Us playing play-dough, playing...
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