Maintaining Homeostasis
I had a realization this morning- my entire life centers on maintaining homeostasis.… Read More Maintaining Homeostasis
Preschool Graduation Dread
AsthmaMan finished preschool last week and I will admit I was teary at his graduation. I want to pretend I was teary because time is passing and he is growing up, but in all honesty it was because preschool graduation means he is home with me all day… every day. Before you think I am… Read More Preschool Graduation Dread
Acknowledging Great Architects
You know who notices that you are the anonymous builder of a grand cathedral… other moms. This is why you need the other moms. … Read More Acknowledging Great Architects
Here’s to the Inflexible Becoming Flexible
I don’t think I give my kids enough credit for being flexible. On a daily basis they aren’t the least bit flexible. They hate vacation, sleeping anywhere else, or eating other people’s food. … Read More Here’s to the Inflexible Becoming Flexible
Photography By AsthmaMan and Harry Potter
I’d like to think that at this point there aren’t a lot of things my kids can do to shock me. I know I’m naive, but seriously, these kids enjoy shocking people with their bad behavior/silliness so we’ve seen a lot. But every once in awhile they somehow manage to…shock and horrify me. This morning… Read More Photography By AsthmaMan and Harry Potter
Too Bad Change isn’t Comfy Like a Sweater
I hate change. I want to be one of those people that rolls with the punches and loves new experiences, but I just don’t. I was born 85 and I’m ok with it.
Parenting Advice: Only Experienced Applicants Need Apply
For the most part I really do appreciate advice on how to shape these feral children into halfway decent human beings, but I don’t love advice on child rearing from people who don’t have kids.
… Read More Parenting Advice: Only Experienced Applicants Need Apply
Saying No and Staying Home
I usually sign up for every fall festival, pumpkin patch, pumpkin painting, or halloween party I can. We run ourselves ragged rushing from one super fun scheduled event to the next.
But not this time. … Read More Saying No and Staying Home
ISTJ
Mr. Spreadsheets and I took the Meyers-Briggs personality test the other day. I’m a skeptical person, so I don’t put much stock in personality tests… but the results were scary accurate. Mr. Spreadsheets took the test for me, and then I took it for myself… same answer. Either I’m the most predictable person out there,… Read More ISTJ
Cultivating Chaos 