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What I said: Why don't you play in the backyard. What they heard: Why don't you pick every bloomin' flower. What I got: Every bloomin' flower. What they said: This is how much we love you. There was a mother living overseas with her young boys. An older woman visited and, during the course of... Continue Reading →
Sam: Mom, what's 'chaos'? Me: Well, do you remember 'Cacophony and discord' from school? Your entire class played tin whistles loudly and without direction? Chaos is like that; it's disorder. *I would personally define the 'cacophony and discord' school lesson as hell on earth, but I didn't think I should share that. Sam: Well, I... Continue Reading →
Scene I It all started when I slept through my alarm this morning. Correction, it all started when I stayed up too late last night. And then I slept through my alarm this morning. Which made it all the more difficult to get all of us out the door by 8:40 am. Correction: "...which provided... Continue Reading →
Last night all 4 kids and the Hero Hubs were peacefully sleeping BEFORE 8 pm. It was utterly delightful. And a little eerie. I should've known. Known that it was just the calm before the storm. The storm that took the form of Caramia projectile vomiting at midnight. While running down the hall in her princess... Continue Reading →
I confess I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Sammy & Caramia's love/hate relationship. Since the day Caramia entered our family, Sammy has been drawn to her. Intrigued by her. Entertained by her. Annoyed by her. Plagued by her. And he abundantly returns the favor. When they fight, it's similar to two dominant... Continue Reading →
"How do you do it??" If I had a penny for every time I've been asked that question I'd have enough money to have hired a nanny for this trip. And then my answer would casually be "Oh, I hire a nanny" as I toss my neatly-styled hair with my manicured hand. Instead I answer... Continue Reading →
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