There are many lessons to learn in childhood. Some lessons are learned quickly, and some lessons take several “go rounds” to get right. Some lessons stick with us for a lifetime, and others last about three seconds. AsthmaMan had several “learning” experiences lately. Lesson One started with this: If this picture doesn’t strike fear into your… Read More Fun with Ladders and Fire Ants: Lessons Learned in Childhood
How do you help your kids achieve their dreams and aspirations? I have this fear that my pull towards realism will result in crushing my kids’ dreams. How do you help your kid know that the world is a tough place, but that dreaming big is a good thing? How do you help your kid… Read More Dreams and Aspirations
AsthmaMan asked if we were going anywhere this morning, and when I responded “no”, he asked, “Mom are you sick?” He looked shocked at the response, he left the room and came back minute or two later and looked at me strangely. In fairness, I was still getting ready and in pjs at 8:14am on… Read More “Mom are you sick?”
School ends in less than a day. I know I should be thrilled, but I feel like I imagine someone would if they were about to fall into a deep hole with no end in sight. I know, I know, I’m dramatic, summer is awesome…. blah blah blah. Summer sucks ok.
I’m probably the most boring dresser alive. My favorite clothes are navy blue and grey. I like stripes and solids and that’s about it. I live in jeans, I don’t do bright colors or wild patterns, I’m not sure I own anything pink, and I don’t do spandex. I wear a lot of t-shirts, the occasional… Read More Navy Blue and Grey: Boring or Just “Plain” Smart
Warning: There is going to be a LOT of bathroom talk in this post. If pee makes you sick you probably should move along. One of my very favorite ways to start the morning is by stepping in a puddle of pee. I especially love it when it is still dark and I’m wearing socks.… Read More Pee Puddles
I need to apologize to anyone that reads this blog. I intentionally do not use correct grammar and punctuation. I went to college, I know how to use correct grammar and punctuation, but that isn’t the point of this blog.
I think family friends are the toughest type of friends to make. Yes, more difficult even than mom friends or the dreaded couple friends (more on those folks later). I’m not talking about casual acquaintances that you invite to wedding receptions and send holiday cards to, I mean real family friends, another family that you… Read More Family Friends: The Most Challenging Type of Friends
I literally whisper yelled the sentence “STOP trying to squeeze off your sister’s head!” during church today. More specifically I whisper yelled this during the closing prayer, just an FYI things are pretty quiet during prayers. Today was another amazing church day, I thought that with time AsthmaMan’s church behavior would improve… no, I thought… Read More “Stop Trying to Squeeze Off Your Sister’s Head!”: The Spreadsheets Do Church Part II
Cultivating Chaos 