When Luke’s teacher walked with him across the parking lot this afternoon, I was pretty sure she wasn’t coming to pet the dog or coo over the no-longer-a-baby. And, I was right. “Lukie, Lukie, Lukie. What have you done,” I thought to myself as they approached. (Oh, how I would HATE to be a teacher [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Rougher days'
Got Milk?
May 16th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Family, Rougher days
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Beep
April 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Family, Rougher days, School
First day back from Spring Break. We didn’t quite have it together. #4 couldn’t find a good pair of pants. And then couldn’t find the right socks. Sister and Gran tried to help. Not good enough. #2 didn’t want to eat ANYthing #1 put soap on #2′s toothbrush #5 fed the dog his cereal (after [...]
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Cleaned and Conditioned
March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Baby, Parenting, Rougher days
It’s not often that I get to talk on the phone without screaming and yelling or very loud playing or fighting going on in the background. So, I usually save my calls until the evening hours when all my little pretties are sleeping. But, sometimes you gotta make a call during the daylight hours. So [...]
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No Yoke
March 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Exercise, Family, Rougher days
This morning, I was scheduled to run for the third day in a row. Originally, I was going to meet one friend at 5 to run two slow miles (she’s 5 mos. pregnant). Then, at 5:30, I was to meet my regular girls and Dina – Master Running Woman of the Universe. It’s hard for [...]
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A Bi-Polar Day
October 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Rougher days, Sports
Today marked the last day of Fall soccer. It also marked Dan’s Monster Dash Half Marathon in Chicago. Which meant he wasn’t here to help me with soccer. Five kids, four games. Things started fabulously: Since Luke and Sam both had games scheduled for the same time, but different parks, some friends picked Luke up [...]
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Believe it… Or not (I don’t)
March 25th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Parenting, Rougher days
Last night was Bridge Night. As it’s my only somewhat regular night out of the house, I try my best not to miss it. I’m not a very good player (too many rules), but I go for the social outlet. And the beer and wine. (Except for last night – I was the D.D.) After [...]
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Adorable Baby Leads to iPhone Disaster
February 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Baby, Parenting, Picture Taking, Potty talk, Rougher days
I LOVE my iPhone. More than anything. (Okay… except for Dan and the kids. Most of the time.) It is the one thing I don’t let the baby even go near, as he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth and we all know that water is the iPhone’s worst enemy. Tonight, while Dan and Jack were [...]
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Nutshell
January 6th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Family, Parenting, Rougher days
It has been a tumultuous week. Over the weekend, we visited Grandma, Grandpa, Anne, Jason, Joey, Abby and Baby Michael. Chaotic, but fun. We took the kids bowling – they had a BLAST. Jack beat all. Due to some recent Facebooking remarks in defense of a friend, everyone, I discovered, thought I was pregnant. Again. [...]
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The S Word
October 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Parenting, Rougher days
In our house, the S-word is “stupid”. It’s a word I despise and I cannot stand to hear it used by my children. (Of course, I probably won’t mind it at all once they start using the real S-word.) Today, however, I have found myself using the word. Liberally. I mean, what other word comes [...]
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UnBELIEVable
September 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Adventures, Rougher days
Truly. It is. What are the chances? No, I didn’t win the lottery. Dammit. (Gotta buy a ticket to win.) On Saturday night, we participated in a school dodge-ball tournament. (No, that’s not the unbelievable part, although I can see why you might think so.) Dan actually played on a team. I spectated and drank [...]
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