Since the Monkey was about 2 years old, I have been saying bed time prayers with him and the Puppy on the nights that I put them to bed. It started as a place to have that conversation about...
I’m No Lara Croft
I knew that letting the Monkey play video games would come back to haunt me, but I had no idea that it would turn like this. After the first couple of times I let him play some video games...
Chores and Allowance
There is a parenting debate about whether you should teach your children that they should do chores simply because they are a member of the household or if they should get paid for doing chores. I think that allowances...
Unexpected Things About Motherhood
Going to the bathroom with an audience. Privacy who? That it IS possible to be this sleep deprived and still function. Vacations are no longer a vacation. They are just very long trips away from home that require a...
What is Church?
On Saturday night, I told the Monkey and the Puppy that we would be getting up early the next morning to go to church. The Monkey asked, What is church, mama? Egads. Well, Church is a place where we...
A Typical Day
4am: Miss Piggy wakes up. Lay down with her on guest bed (in her room) to give her a bottle. 4:45am: Put baby back in crib and slip back into my bed. 6:30am: Wake up to hold up covers...
Princesses Don’t Wear pants!
A few weeks ago, I noticed that every time the Puppy was left to his own devices, he would quickly remove his pants and would be seen running about the house without pants. Since the temperatures outside where not...
Bathroom Blues
It seemed like I couldn’t get a chance to go the bathroom at all this afternoon. Every time I started to walk in that direction, someone small and stinky detoured me with requests to fix the volume on the...
Client Meetings & Puddles
I used to occasionally host client meetings at my home office. These meetings weren’t the optimal situations for conducting business, but were often my only option for short notice meetings or meetings for certain times of the day. Usually,...
To Start School Early or To Not Start School Early
I had been thinking about having the Monkey tested to start Kindergarten early. It has been on my mind since he was a toddler, because he has the special joy of having an early October birthday. With the traditional...