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 ›
Single Parent
Weekend…
It was a fairly uneventful weekend. We had the baseball game yesterday morning and after it we went out to lunch with Wendy and Pat. It got up to the mid-90’s in the afternoon and the kids went out and… Read More ›
Saturday…
and the living is easy! Finally had a Friday night off. No cubscouts…no basketball…no plans. Got home and ate left over ziti and meatballs and I made a chocolate cake for the kids for dessert. Things got a little worse… Read More ›
My sweetheart…
Riley has become a sweetheart lately…thoughtful…helpful…(okay, still has his moments like this morning when he was throwing Lucky Charms across the table at Matthew) but… On Tuesday as I picked them up from daycare he asked if we could go home… Read More ›
Not too bad…
Well, the rain last night did a great job of limiting the damage we could have sustained. Riley and I just came in from shoveling (Part 1) and there really were only about 3 inches on the ground. It is… Read More ›
Another snow day…
on the weekend. Mother nature seems to really want to allow the kids to not miss school this year. turns out Monday is a school holiday. So, even if we get the foot they are predicting, we should be able… Read More ›
Meal Planning for Sanity…
We’re eating from the pantry this month to try and use what we have. When I have had plans for eating for the week it has really helped my stress level. In the fall I was doing well at planning… Read More ›
MASS PANDEMONIUM…
Yup, more and more respect for my mother and father everytime we have a holiday where we have more than my 4 kids around. Denise and her 2 girls arrived on Christmas eve. There seems to be nearly constant bickering… Read More ›
How many shoes can drop?
So, got Addie back to school yesterday and though she is still coughing, she is acting totally better. This morning matthew was coughing when he woke up. I took his temp and it was only 99 and I was (naively)… Read More ›
Mother’s Day
Today was a milestone of sorts. Every year the daycare or the school has done some sort of project for Mother’s day but it didn’t seem really personal and the boys didn’t really understand what it was all about. Today,… Read More ›
4 Kids + 1 Momma = Chaos 