I thought I had myself together yesterday. I’d gotten my daughter off to kindergarten early, my son fed and dressed, and myself in my work-out clothes and out the door by 8:45 a.m. I JUST made it to the 9 a.m. weights class (alas, after dropping off my fake-crying son in the kids’ room) with a sigh of ,”Whew, I can do this. I can carve out time for myself AND feed my children AND remember my daughter’s P.E. water bottle AND pack a bag with my work clothes in it. I can do it ALL!”
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Woes of a Sporty Working Mom |
Read the full article!| Posted in For adults only, Motherhood / Parenthood | No Comments » | Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 | |
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Hide and Seek |
It’s a rainy day here…again. After coloring, playing “doggie” (during which my children beg me for a real puppy again and again), making banana muffins AND orange jello, both kids begged me to play hide and seek with them.
| Posted in Family Life, K-5, Motherhood / Parenthood, Preschoolers | 1 Comment » | Monday, September 6th, 2010 | |
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Public School Prayer |
Kindergarten has been good. I don’t know what to truly say about it because I know so little about what happens during the day compared to the mushy, lovey-dovey, religious-based preschool that Annabel attended. I do know that I have to drag my five year-old out of bed in the morning, that she’s more tired than she’s ever been (except for those first 4 colicky months) after a six-hour school day, and that she loves P.E.
| Posted in K-5, Motherhood / Parenthood | No Comments » | Friday, September 3rd, 2010 | |
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Vacation Battle Plan |
Objective: Prevent parents from going soft while relaxing at the beach.
Strategy #1: Maintain whiney voice. Even if we’ve spent the entire day happily playing with new toys and games, revert to whiney voice at the slightest provocation. Do not allow parents to pretend you’re merely speaking in a funny accent. Refuse any cheese they offer you to go with “your whine.”
| Posted in Motherhood / Parenthood | 2 Comments » | Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 | |
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Kindergarten |
My baby girl started kindergarten last week. To be frank, I’m too close to it, too emotional about her growing up, too scared by my own fears about the big elementary school to even write much about it right now. I need some distance, which is strange for me.
| Posted in K-5, Motherhood / Parenthood | No Comments » | Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 | |
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Baby Raccoon |
Sometime in the last two months, I’ve lost my sweet baby. While she’s a complete charmer out and about in the world, when in our own home, I’m convinced that my husband and I are struggling on a daily basis, beginning most days at 5 am, to raise a feral raccoon. Allow me and my friends at Raccoon Tracker and Wikipedia to demonstrate:
| Posted in Motherhood / Parenthood | 1 Comment » | Thursday, August 19th, 2010 | |
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What did you get for YOUR birthday? |
Yesterday was my birthday, along with my best friend from growing up, Sara, Madonna, Kathie Lee AND Frank Gifford, and Timothy Hutton. We Leos can never be indifferent about our birthdays, as we love to show off, be the center of attention, and greet everyone we meet with an “it’s my birthday” smile.
My day was no less auspicious than let’s say, my 21st birthday, except that yesterday I realized that I am just as close to age 50 as to age 20. Oh, and there were no jagermeister shots bought for me by my frat boy boyfriend and his cronies.
| Posted in Family Life, Motherhood / Parenthood, Relationships | 1 Comment » | Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 | |
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Toys Your Children Will Love! |
A friend of mine told me the other night that your child’s pleasure in a toy is inversely proportional to how much you spent on it. Clearly my kids got the memo because here are their new favorites.
What are your kids’ favorite toys?
| Posted in Motherhood / Parenthood, Shopping | No Comments » | Saturday, August 14th, 2010 | |
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Plays Well with Others |
When the salesclerk at the AT&T store greeted us, Addy ducked her head against my leg. The clerk smiled at my “shy” toddler and showed me some over-priced phones. While I debated the merits of ending my plan entirely or going for some Cadillac phone that could cook dinner for us, Addy danced happily to [...]
| Posted in Motherhood / Parenthood | 1 Comment » | Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 | |
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Stockholm Syndrome |
Dear Nona and Papa,
We’re holding your daughter hostage. Here is our list of demands:
| Posted in Family Life, Feeding / Nutrition, Motherhood / Parenthood, Toddlers | 4 Comments » | Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 | |
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