wake me up-please

I am sleepy. I’ve always been one of those people who loves sleep. Sleeping and reading are the things I do when I have free time or when I am on vacation. I come from a long line of sleepers, my dad sleeps more than anyone I know, most of my childhood when I still [...]

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I used to be…

I used to be the person in your office, who despised people with kids who had to leave early or take care of their sick kid, while everyone else did their work.  I used to see it as a sign of weakness in your career, especially for the mom (because it was rarely the dads). [...]

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sleepy

I’m in a time of life when all I want to do is sleep.  I try to stay awake and I can’t, with the exception of night time when everyone is in bed & I am reading.  I am a mostly SAHM of two kids under the age of 7.  Like most moms my days [...]

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A thought on a perfect day

Here is what my perfect day would be like: I would wake up late.  I would be the only one home alone for the whole day.  It would be overcast and drizzling, in the fall.  I would be able to read and have some awesome double stuff oreos for breakfast.  At lunch time I could [...]

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watch your kid

So this week my mom complaint of the week is the mom, who decides she is no longer part of her family and moves out to do her own thing, but leaves the parenting to the neighbors because her husband has his own agenda and is depressed most of the time.  I do not mind [...]

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My have to cleaning list

These are the things I have to do every week and several times a week in order to feel like my house is clean.  While I am super organized I must admit with 2 kids, 1 giant hundred pound dog and 4 cats, my house is not spic and span like the one I grew [...]

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Joy-ish

My yearly joy post experience: 3/20 coming home to my baby’s after a weekend away 3/21 back to hanging with the kids, back to reality 3/22 feeling good about working w/a great team on a project 3/23 watching the kids play leapfrog-so cute 3/24 knowing my boo made my pressure go down when I had [...]

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emotions

I’m watching One Born Every Minute.  I get so choked up on this show, especially when people get to adopt. That is amazing.  I mean I am sitting here crying at the selfishness-less of this mom who gave these people the gift of children. Today was an up and down kind of day.  I took [...]

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Strong in adversity

My preemie, who is now a toddler, may have praxia.  She has speech delay and is really not communicating as she should.  I pushed to have her hearing tested because I thought she couldn’t hear and she did have a hearing loss.  Then I was concerned with her speech and now we have this diagnosis, [...]

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Food I craved..

I hate mayo.  I also hate miracle whip.  So when I was pregnant I was terrified that I would start craving it and just eat it straight from the jar.  Thankfully that never happened.  But for my kids who may some day read this here is what I craved: -My son: steaks (I loved steaks), [...]

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