As far as mothers go, I got the very best one. I’m sure a lot of people may feel that way about their own mother but they are wrong, mine is the best. When I was in first grade, I realized with nothing short of horror, that I had a tooth about to fall out of my head. I was terrified of the small amount of blood as was my teacher, who sent me to the office to our school receptionist/nurse to be dealt with. My eyes burned as they filled up with tears and all I could think was [Read more...]
Aubrey and Emma have one of their friends spending the night tonight. They are playing in their bedroom while I cooked dinner. Aubrey to the group: Truth or dare? Girls: Truth… Aubrey: Have you ever peed in a public pool? *assorted muttering I couldn’t understand* Aubrey: No, I mean have you ever peed in a pool while other people were in it? If you live in Greenwood you don’t want to know what their unanimous answer was. You don’t. photo credit
Bedtime was pretty easy around here tonight. Could be the fact that my kids have been outside playing in the sunshine and perfect 70 degree weather for two days straight and they were flat exhausted at bedtime. In fact, Emma came in the house a little after 7pm and said, “My tummy hurt just a wittle. I think I’m going to lay down on my bed for a minute.” She hasn’t moved since then. Aubrey (7) bathed Sadie (3) and while my husband was putting Sadie to bed, I let Aubrey help me bake some cookies. Don’t get all [Read more...]
I don’t know what day of the week it is. Swear to gawd. (Which is not the same as swearing to God. It is not.) I also didn’t know it was picture day this morning and my three-year-old went to school wearing 5T shorts and a shirt that had greek “yogrit” smeared all over the front of it. Also her shirt was orange and her headband was “pank” and her shoes were silver, sparkly and 1 1/2 sizes too big. Total Kodak moment. Sadie also only responds to the name of Angelina Ballerina. Not just Angelina– Angelina Ballerina. I also [Read more...]
Real thing that just happened. Emma (5yo) runs into the kitchen and yells: Momma, I was just sitting on the toilet and Aubrey (7yo) was trying to pull my tooth out but Daddy said it wasn’t ready yet and I should just go to bed. Sadie (3yo) runs screaming incoherently through the kitchen naked. She circles the room twice before going to the bathroom to retrieve her string cheese which she dropped in the tub while bathing. Sadie: PEEL IT Momma. Peel it! Me: I don’t WANT TO FEEL IT. Make them go to sleep. Please.
For Christmas my oldest daughter, Aubrey, was given a collection of classic books that had been revised for her reading level. She tore through “Little Women” and learned several new words while reading “Anne of Green Gables.” I didn’t even realize she’d read “Huckleberry Finn,” until dinner last night. All three of my daughters sat side by side at the bar in our kitchen, happily eating pancakes and bacon when Aubrey said, “You know… I realized something reading Huckleberry Finn…” I raised my eyebrows as she continued. “Huckleberry Finn and Emma are sort of the same type of character,” she [Read more...]
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