There are some things, as a mother, that remain over my head and dealing with morning wood is one of them. My little guy has recently discovered this phenomena and it is,… well,… awkward! Not having the same plumbing, I am woefully unequipped to deal with said problem! But it is hard NOT to notice, […]
Happy birthday, Ty-man! My baby is 6 years old today, although it definately doesn’t seem possible! I still remember the day I had him like it was yesterday. I was scheduled to be induced at 0600, so at 0530 I was at my girl Stacy’s front door with Scotty so he could stay with her […]
I am all about helping people out when they need it, but sometimes there is a fine line between helping out and being taken advantage of. And I think that line is being crossed. I have a neighbor who is notorious for taking advantage of good-hearted people when it comes to watching her kids. She […]
There once was a little-known super hero known as Donovan. He didn’t wear a cape, but a pair of slightly worn, slightly smell running shoes. One day, he was running with his posse through the streets of his village for cross-country practice. As they were running through the side streets, they came upon a car […]
Ah, germs! You can tell that the school year has begun! So far, in just 1 day over 2 weeks since school began, Ty is on his second missed day and Scott hasn’t been to school since Tuesday! Ty was out last week for a stomach bug, Scott is out for his viral and respiratory […]
The Story of the Amazing Goose Boy Once upon a time, there was a boy named Scott*. Scott suffered from fall allergies, an inheritance unwittingly given to him by his mother, the lovely Kim. Once fall hit in earnest, Scott began to occasionally cough, sounding much like a Canadian goose with a cigarette habit. Because […]
Every year, this day is bittersweet for me. On one hand, it is my son Donovan’s birthday. But on the other hand, it is the anniversary of a dark day in American history. I was still a soldier then, on active duty at Fort Lee, VA. I will never forget that day, because it changed […]
I mean, I know I am a trained linguist and all, but Swahili is NOT one of the languages I studied. But it is the only explanation I can come up with that explains the blank looks and clear lack of understanding that I get from my children. In particular, my middle two,… this time. […]
School days = 8 hours of quiet! Back to days of waking up at the butt crack of dawn!! The alarm was set for 0530, an hour that I can’t seem to shake, despite years out of the Army! But I, of course, woke up at 0445 and couldn’t fall back asleep. But I guess […]
0530 will come too fast,… Tomorrow is the first day of school which means the start of the wickedly early alarms for me! Worse, it means the start of daily wars with Donovan and Ty in an effort to get them the hell out of bed in the morning. Let’s just say that saying that […]