Today I managed to survive a conference call, take my tribe to the homeschool park day and also to Orchestra. Doesn’t sound impressive? Keep in mind that orchestra requires 5 music stands and 5 violins to be taken to the car, transported, and relocated to a classroom through hallways lined with
Category: Marginal Parenting
Whatever Wednesday: Moms Need a Break and 3 Inventions We May Not Want
Moms love new inventions, we do. Something new comes to the market, promising to save a few moments of our precious time and we line up like lemmings with eyes glazed over, ready to throw down some dollars and We’ll take that extra 35 seconds of daily relief on
Raise BOTH Hands, If Your Hands Are Full – 7 Reasons The Statement Offends
I am so thankful that my last post, Raise Your Hand if Your Hands are Full has spoken to so many of you. Thank you so much for reading my post and taking a minute to comment or share. To be honest, I felt like I was ranting and raving a bit
Losing Your *IT* vs. Saving Grace (5 Things I’ve learned through 7 years of Poop)
Last week was one of those. A week that sapped us of sleep, and strength. Of two cars with issues that drained the bank, just like they did last month. Of many things broken in this house. My mug, known by all as an extension of my arm and
Pregnant and In Love – The Pitfalls of Crushing on Your Care Provider
This post is reblogged from a former post in 2011. Several years ago a pregnant mom told me that she was in love with her midwife. I don’t mean that she was using the term loosely to describe that she was just “the bees knees”. She was serious, people. Very, deeply serious.