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How I Know School Has Started Up in Here
How I most know that school has started: ten thousand papers all over my bed.
School Shopping with Kids is Just as Hellish as it Sounds
Every year in Texas there’s this wonderful weekend where shoppers get to take advantage of tax-free shopping on school supplies and clothes. Hundreds of thousands of people head out in droves, hitting all the local stores and cleaning out school supplies and every...
When Your Kids Write Love Notes on Furniture
I mean, I can't even get mad about it. THEY'RE LOVE NOTES. From my little boys. How is a Mama supposed to get mad at her boys when they leave her something like this? This is a custom shelf my husband built for Mother's Day to cover a terrible burn inflicted on the...
My Kids Know (and Use) the Worst F-Word of Them All
I hear this word a billion times a day, and there’s not much I can do about it.
What You Most Want When it’s 10,000 Degrees: A Broken Air Conditioner
My Sabbath week got off to a fantastic start. You see that thermostat? It's not lying. On Friday, after I'd logged the last writing hour I would log for an entire week (I practice a week-long Sabbath every seventh week to prevent burnout), after I'd sat through a...
My Mom is an Alien, My Booty Talks and Other Random Child-Musings
That's because you're an alien Jadon (8): "Real moms and dads don't give their kids chores after dinner." Mama: "Huh. That's weird. I guess Nonny wasn't a real mom, because I had to do dishes after dinner all the time when I was a kid." Jadon: "That's because you're...
Of Course I’m a Perfect Parent. When I’m Sleeping.
I used to be a perfect parent. Well, actually, who am I kidding? I still am. Between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. Unless, of course, one of the kids wakes me up. The rest of the time, (which is anytime my kids and I are awake at the same time, in case you...
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