Today started at about 6:15 when I got them all out of bed and tried to get 2 cheerleading outfits on and 2 cubscout outfits on. By the time I had put all of the belt loops on and got… Read More ›
Mothering boys
Four Less!
I “follow” a number of blogs of families who have adopted children – from the US, from Eastern Europe and from Africa. Each family is amazing to me – in their faith and drive – but more importantly in how… Read More ›
july 4th…
well, it was the 3rd but we celebrated with a barbecue with some friends for a birthday party, a trip to the local minor league ball park and fun had by all. First we went out to dinner with our… Read More ›
Wherein I gloat…
…because I can and (as I told Riley as we were getting into the car) I can “think” that I am relatively anonymous. Tonight was the last game of the regular season. We were playing against the team with the crazy… Read More ›
4 kids, 350 miles and no sleep…
You guessed it. I have more than a couple screws loose. when I got this invitation to a wedding in NJ I thought …1) that’s not too far …2) how fun, the kids would love it …3) I have that… Read More ›
Mother’s Day…
Those schools really know how to get the kids to cut right through to the heart don’t they? Matthew brought home a poem that he wrote about me. It is titled “She is my Mother” and is a bunch of… Read More ›
Everything old is new again…
My kids have found some new favorite TV shows. Matthew has been excited that he can almost control the “on-demand” function on the cable. He has struggled with Riley being able to read but we recently found some categories of… Read More ›
I’m totally out of my league…
Yup, baseball is going to kick my butt…in almost every way possible! Latest dilemma…the “cup” (or the cup – whispered as Riley says it). It dawned on me on Monday that there was something I was missing in the equipment… Read More ›
4 Kids + 1 Momma = Chaos 