On the way to work this morning, I looked next to me at a stop light and saw a grandma rocking out to Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley. She was in a red VW Gulf, probably stick shift, and knew every word to the song. She even did some drumming on her steering [...]
Archive for August, 2006
Granny Inspiration
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged funny, granny, music on August 30, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Working Out Our Issues
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hubby, issues, only child, siblings on August 23, 2006 | 1 Comment »
You know how They say that raising children will bring up some of your own issues from childhood? Hubby had an issue experience yesterday.
Hubby is one of three boys. Middle child. If you ask him, all his issues are around being raised as a middle child. Being an only child, I don’t get it. He [...]
The Meaning of Summer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged play, summer, work on August 22, 2006 | 1 Comment »
What is the meaning of summer? Isn’t it about play, freedom, and sun? Or is that just for the school children and the free-but-too-young-to-appreciate-it college kids?
I have mentioned before that I am thankful for the opportunity to be working and diversifying my thoughts a bit, and I AM. But I received an e-mail [...]
Memoirs from a Life Long Past: Posting #2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged college, Hubby, love, Memoirs on August 16, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Hubby and I were a thing in college. (Yes, that would put us at 15 years of knowing each other, for those who are wondering). One evening, Hubby took me for a drive up to the Flatirons weaving a story on the way. He told me all about the spotted Snowy Owl and how, [...]
Guilt: Part 2 of a Series
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boo, guilt, SAHM, work on August 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I dropped Boo, my 2 1/2 year old boy, off at gymnastics this morning with his sister, Sunshine. Now, gymnastics, what could be more fun for the kids (other than the &!$@% sprinkler park that I cannot do anymore this summer!)? Though usually seen as fun, when I have to be at work and [...]
Too busy doing to do.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged action, Politics, voting, what to do on August 13, 2006 | 4 Comments »
If you are a fellow mother or father of young children, I would like to know how you are dealing with the state of the world. Not the world of playdatets, diapers, and tea parties, but the world beyond. This is something I have been struggling with since my first was born. (Well, [...]
Healthy Children’s Food: Pancakes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's food, family recipes, pancakes on August 11, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Warning: I plan on memorializing some recipes on this blog. Not that I’m any chef, mind you, but in my early years of parenting, I did obsess over healthy food a bit. Boo gets Sunshine’s dregs, and Baby is in for frozen foods all the way, I’m certain. At least one child got it good.
But [...]
Heriones, anyone?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's books, girls, heriones, heroes, Sunshine on August 9, 2006 | 5 Comments »
The other day, my 4 y.o. Sunshine said to me, “I want to be a boy.” (This, coming from a girl who refuses to wear anything but dresses- the frillier, the better- and won’t consider accepting a babysitter unless she is “pretty”.) “Why?” I ask her. “Because if I’m a boy, then [...]
Country Break
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged sleep, vacation, Vermont on August 7, 2006 | 2 Comments »
So we went to Vermont this weekend. Me and the two kiddies. Who’s missing? Yep, hubby was on call and crazed, so we left him behind. Which means, in case you didn’t get this the first time, it was me and the kiddies. No biggie, right? A weekend away [...]
The Sibling Groove
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged happy, siblings on August 4, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I am an only child. I now have two children, with another on the way. Doesn’t that seem just right? Friends of mine who come from large families swear to not put their children through that, and opt for one, maybe two children. Meanwhile, my friends who are only children also swear to not [...]
