All the balls are up
I finally get it. I’ve always found the whole idea of soccer moms kind of fascinating. Like, really, that had to be a part of your identity? Watching your kids do their stuff? But it’s not just the...
View Article“Look Mommy ~ I fixed it!”
The upside to people being nasty in public, is that enough other people take notice and take a stand against it. In school anti-bullying training, we call that being a “come-along-sider.” So, thank...
View ArticleTwo weeks from today!
I often feel like, “I’m not sure what to write about today . . .” but I’ve been trying to find a few minutes to post this picture all week! Adeline Rose will be one, two weeks from today! This is a...
View ArticleOf course, the pictures were a fail
You all could have just said, “Wait, Kristie. Do you mean that this time you’re confident that one of your children is going to cooperate for a picture? In costume? With another baby? Maybe not.”...
View Article“It’s a Zoo in Here”
This was what the the banner said, that was hanging in the living room, when we finally did get to have our joint birthday bash, the Saturday after the grossness. Look at me actually DOING a Pinterest...
View Articlethe difference 12 hours makes . . .
On December 14, my blog post was due to relate the absolutely aerobic event that was attending the Christmas program of my older two children, with my younger two children in tow. While my angelic...
View ArticleMonster Baby
At Adeline’s one year appointment, which happened to be in January, thereby making it the 15 month appointment and presumably “skipping” the one-year all together, I discussed her challenging behavior...
View ArticleSecond Grade Ugly
I needed to just say it. This has been a phrase that’s crossed my mind for a few years, but it took until I actually HAD a second grader to feel like I could say it out loud. I am 100% certain that...
View ArticleThen again,
maybe I’m not crazy. Maybe I have a good reason to be exhausted. Just yesterday we removed the second rung of the ladder so that she would be delayed in her ability to climb all the way up – we were...
View ArticleSpring Break
I wasn’t sure what I expected from this week when they woke up on Monday, looked outside, and asked if we could go ice skating. But, it’s been pretty nice. Our weeks off of school are almost always a...
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