One of the most difficult parts of being a SAHM to two kids–for me–is dinner time. I’m sure there are other moms out there for whom this isn’t a huge deal and they’re able to get meals on the table lickety split. But I often have a Stage 5 Clinger on my leg and a…
Life
Brain Flotsam
I started this post last night and the direction it was taking was not where I wanted it to go. It’s still not where I want it mostly because I don’t know where it’s going other than out of my brain. All of these things have happened over the past few weeks and they are…
In Vacant Or In Pensive Mood
We’re not really yard-y people around here. We like things low maintenance. I suspect that if it weren’t cost-prohibitive to have artificial grass installed we would’ve done it already so that there wouldn’t even be a need to mow the yard. I have places where I could grow flowers if I could grow flowers. I…
Sunday Funday
The flu infected us last week. So, almost two weeks ago now? Sunday night Joshua just seemed…puny. Lethargic, fevered, glassy eyed. And he didn’t fight to go to bed. Something was clearly wrong with him. We spent the whole week cooped up in the house getting him well and trying to keep everyone else from…
Well, they’ll take your soul if you let them. Oh yeah, but don’t you let them.
The single hardest thing about leaving the work force and staying home, for me at least, has been the significant drop in adult interaction in my life since last June. And by significant drop I mean Dan is sometimes the only adult I see in an entire week, except dropping Joshua off at school. No…