Please read the post title with a lilty, sing-songy voice.
This morning I slept in. It was wonderful. I had some really vivid, anxious dreams last night, so the bit of extra rest that a late morning afforded was divine. D made a delectable eggy breakfast for us with plenty of tomatoes and olives [...]
The Kidlet refused to nap today. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does she’ s a pretty miserable beast by mid-afternoon. Today was no exception.She went after the cat, Bennie, who dislikes her anyway, in attempts to take out her frustrations. After telling her repeatedly for over an hour to leave [...]
he’s a rather happy little fellow!
Several of my blogging friends are doing these Gratitude Journals. I saw it first on Marie’s blog, then on Jenn’s. At first I thought the concept was kind of hokey. As with all things, my knee-jerk reactions rarely remain my final thoughts on the matter. As I went through my days [...]
The great snow of last week has begun to melt. We stepped into our wellies and traipsed en famille to the tennis courts. A large, fenced, safe puddle jumping location noticed by an observant and much-missed Nanny. We wish you were here to enjoy this with us, Mom!!!
All the supportive emails and blog comments I got following my Cleaning Brigade post really cheered me. It’s somehow easier to cope if I know I’m not alone. And there were lots of wonderful suggestions– I’m looking into some.I really appreciate all of you who read my blog and comment. Thank you [...]
The Kidlet rocks out to some Paul Simon.
My friend Katie, Monkeybutt’s Mom, sent me an email the other day, alerting me to this fine fundraiser over at Glarkware. It runs for all of February and the Glarkware folks are donating the full ticket price of their Dewey the Decimal t-shirts, if you buy them, to the Dewey Donation System. How [...]
That’s me. A one person cleaning brigade. Well, I feel like I am anyways.
I spend my days chasing a messy toddler who leaves toys, books, food, and sippy cups everywhere. And picking up after a husband, who, though very well-intentioned, leaves his things lying all over too. And I change [...]
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