I thought it would be hard to part with certain baby items when they were no longer needed. My mom says I fail when it comes to the sentimental value of items, but that’s not true. There are some things that I will never part with. I don’t frequent diapering forums much anymore, but people [...]
Posts Tagged ‘raising kids’
The wheel is in motion
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged raising kids on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t think I’ll jinx it…
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged potty training, raising kids on January 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Maggie started wearing big girl panties on Monday. No pull ups, just panties. She had 2 accidents on Monday, one on Tuesday. Today is Friday. She has not had another accident since Tuesday. I’m going to officially go on the record and say we are day-time trained. My biggest problem hasn’t been the training, it [...]
Did that just happen?
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged raising kids on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of my New Year resolves was to spend more time with the kids, not in front of a television. Last night I made good on my promise to them and took them to the library. The library can be a really great place to relax and spend time with children. Ours has a nice [...]
Shopping with Dorothy
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged raising kids on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, Dorothy and I went to Old Navy to get me some new jeans. Of course, I did get jeans, but Dorothy helped me buy something for her and the other kids as well. First of all, let me talk about ON jeans….The Diva, The Flirt, Boyfriend Jeans, The Sweetheart, these all have rises that [...]
Oh Lord I wanna go, but they won’t let me go…
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged boring life, raising kids, working out on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hoooo-o-o-ooo-me. I find myself singing cadence sometimes, for no really good reason. I’ll be washing dishes, folding laundry or putting kids in the car and in my head I am singing the scores that kept me marching on back in Basic Training and AIT. Most of the lyrics are highly inappropriate for the children to [...]
We survived…the highlights and the gifts that fail to delight
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged family time, raising kids, smart fit park, zhu zhu pet review on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The holiday went well. Yesterday was trash day, and I was slightly embarrassed at the full dumpster surrounded by 13 bags of trash, a full recycle bin (full size dumpster), a Little Tikes kitchen box full of recycle, and since our neighbor was out of town, we used their trash cans too – thanks Kristi [...]
I think I get some extra points for this one
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged raising kids on November 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I tossed some clothes in the washer, but didn’t turn it on, thinking I’d wait until morning to add some more things in and then start it. My step-son, John, went downstairs and was going to do laundry so he could go visit his girlfriend for the weekend. He asked if he could just add [...]
Sick kids making parents feel like jerks.
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged raising kids on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I know I’m not alone in my sentiments here. I think every single one of us with children has been in my shoes. Scenario: Your kid is HORRID. Gets in trouble, acts out, just is a general turd. You get on their case, possibly impose some sort of punishment and express displeasure at their behavior [...]
The current housing crisis
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged raising kids on October 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
How can a 5 bedroom home not be big enough? We are seriously facing this right now, and short of building an annex out back, we are looking for viable solutions. Maggie, 16 months, is still in our bedroom because we don’t have anywhere else to put her. She has nothing that belongs to *just [...]
I admit defeat.
Posted in My blog stuff, tagged kidz bop, raising kids on May 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I never get to listen to the radio in my car when the kids are with me. Never. My Bose stereo is dominated by the DVD player, usually Dora or Labryinth (Muppets on heroin). I have XM radio in my baby hauler, a wonderful gift from my husband for Christmas. There is nothing I love [...]
