3 Years Ago Today

Posted on May 15, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 1 Comment

Exactly three years ago, I was extremely pregnant (moving in on 43 weeks) and VERY grumpy about it. There is nothing more irritable than a woman who has gone past (loooong past) her due date, I think. The last month of pregnancy is uncomfortable anyway and then to have it just keep going and going [...]

So This is What 30 Feels Like

Posted on April 12, 2010 - Filed Under Mom Stuff, Personal | 6 Comments

30 years ago today, at 3 something in the afternoon, I popped into the world and almost killed my mom. Luckily, she survived and so did I, despite doctors being certain I was going to be some kind of mutant (some said I was way too small, some said I was way too big . [...]

A Sign from Above

Posted on March 21, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Mom Stuff, Personal | 4 Comments

After what was a truly lousy week, we’re on our way back up. I hope. This weekend, I basically just chilled with the boys, which was wonderful and we all enjoyed it. I literally could NOT work, and while I was waiting the 24 hours for Google to possibly release my account (they did, btw), [...]

Once a Month Shopping

Posted on March 11, 2010 - Filed Under Mom Stuff, Simple Life | 7 Comments

When Irving left the band, we went from having money coming in all month long to just getting it once a month, sometime between the end of the month and the 15th, depending on whether or not my clients feel like paying on time. And that presented a problem.
We’re not good at budgeting. Or, I [...]

Special Days

Posted on February 17, 2010 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff | 3 Comments

Lately, Dante has been getting left out a lot. He’s such a little goof that you wouldn’t guess it’s affecting him if you didn’t know him, but I know. I try to include him in school, but of course, he can’t sit still for more than 10 minutes and he likes to poke his brother [...]

Zum, Zum, Zumba!

Posted on February 16, 2010 - Filed Under Friends, Fun, Mom Stuff, Personal | 4 Comments

My friend, Ann, and I have been thinking about how to lose weight together for a while. Neither of us feels comfortable in a gym, because, let’s face it, that’s where skinny people go to look even better! I’ve seen slightly pudgy people in the gym, but I’ve never seen someone who weighs more than [...]

“Where Do You Find the Time?”

Posted on February 2, 2010 - Filed Under Mom Stuff, Personal, Simple Life | 4 Comments

People keep telling me that I must have so much energy or wonder when I sleep. It’s really not that I have a lot of energy, in fact, I’m tired most of the time! (though that might be partially due to the fact that I’m anemic and keep forgetting to take my iron!) So before [...]

Mealtime Etiquette for Almost 3 Year Olds

Posted on January 22, 2010 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff | 7 Comments

We’ve been working on manners lately and it’s a looooong process with Dante who is still unable to eat a single meal without spilling his drink at least twice, dropping food on the floor and needing a change of clothes when he’s done. Dorian has always been a neat freak, so Dante is a bit [...]

Sometimes It’s All in the Attitude

Posted on January 10, 2010 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 5 Comments

My goal for this month was to do more with my kids and spend more time with them. Let’s just say that hasn’t been going very well. It’s really hard to want to do stuff with your children when you wake up annoyed and irritated with them, I’ve discovered!
I love my boys to bits and [...]

Christmas Shopping Fail

Posted on December 18, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 4 Comments

It’s getting close to Christmas. My clients seem to be oblivious to this fact, sending me more and more assignments and expecting me to have quite enough time to slave away at these all day and night. Which I do. And I try to forget that I haven’t sewed a single stitch yet on a [...]

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