You’re hurridly putting laundry in the washer when it happens. A child screams ‘noooo’. You’re not sure which one. Your heart skips a beat. You’ll never get that one back. You rush in, your adrenaline surging, bile rising in your throat. You slide to a stop, looking at both, seemingly whole, unaffected children and screech […]
I was inspired by my friend Mindy’s most recent post regarding balance. It expresses how we’re all finding ourselves (as busy parents) pulled in 100 different directions, feeling guilty that we’re not able to put all our attention to one thing, and trying to give our kids that extra special one on one time, while […]
I’m redressed, sitting on the exam table, swinging my legs and trying to tune out the conversation with the doctor next door. The in-house music not yet permeating my brain. I’m thinking about the ultrasound. How the technician sent me out of the room to ‘finish up’ writing the notes on it. How weird it […]
It was icy and slick this morning. We went nowhere and did nothing. That’s not true, we unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher, fed and entertained the kids, watched a couple of movies, I did a few loads of laundry, changed some diapers, folded 24 out of the 27 diapers we are currently using (yes we […]
It’s very late Saturday night. Friday my parents came down and went with us to a trivia event to sponsor K’s club activity. It’s their only fundraiser. I also made 2 little baskets with cookies, candy, and a hand-stitched towel in them and they were auctioned off. 2 friends bought them, $22 total. Woohoo! I […]
