Nov. 5, 2009 at 9:20 AM
I am so ashamed! This weekend I OD'd...and now for the rest of the story.
It seems like only yesterday; but, in actuality it was 4 days, 16 hours and 32 seconds-no wait! Then there was the time change on Sunday, so that means I need to add or is that subtract another hour? And I was pretty delusional...all I know is it wasn't yesterday. I'm pretty sure.
I knew I had an addiction. I was sure I could control it though. This night, however, all the cards were stacked against me. There was a full moon, my patron saint of hormonally imbalanced women had come for a visit, I had six children,...
Oct. 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM
It was lunch time. I was contemplating our gourmet options: hot dogs, scraping out the remnants of the peanut butter at the bottom of the jar, some kind of leftover from a dinner of a past life...my four-year-old added his suggestion as he pulled out a container from the cupboard. We had a winner, Ramon Noodles. Luckily, we *did* have the added special ingredient--water!
This was the conversation that followed as we waited on the noodles to boil.
Son: "Is this beef flavored?"
Mom: I picked up the crinkly wrapper and studied it. I tried not to...
Oct. 23, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Perhaps it was because of the rain that fell on this dark morning that I was drenched with a sentimental spirit. All I knew was; I was a teary Mommy on my drive home from dropping my older children off at school as my "baby" accompanied me on the return.
I always enjoyed this one-on-one time with my youngest, a time when he didn't have to compete for my attention from his five siblings. His boyish innocence had a way of immediately filling me with smiles and laughter.
Today he started our "Mommy and son" conversation with a question: what is that thing? His voice was sweet and...
Oct. 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM
They came into the world-together. Two shoes cut from the same cloth, sharing the same die lot number, sole mates...But, their fate, altered by irresponsible children who could not remember to put them in the ONE assigned home for footwear were separated...for an eternity in shoe years.
Yesterday, the Mommy of the house boldly went where no mother likes to go-under a child's bed, reeking of dirty socks and things better left unidentified. And low and behold, the missing shoe was found!
Today, two girls claimed ownership of this pair of shoes. Two girls threw deadly accusations of...
Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:58 PM
I have to admit, over the years I have questioned whether or not some of my children were switched at birth with other babies born at the same hospital. Not because of some unique physical attributes that didn't follow our family tree, mind you. But the quandary tends to arise after some outlandish action that leaves me scratching my head in wonderment: could this possibly be a child that I have given birth to? Surely, my more obedient, "normal" child must have been switched with this person...my true child is out there-some where...
Today it was my youngest that left me with this...
Oct. 7, 2009 at 10:21 AM
I'm not a mathematician, but this is what I came up with...correct me if my numbers are off!
I have six kids; subtract one who is not old enough to play soccer yet. That means five pairs of cleats, times two shoes a piece, plus five shin guards, multiplied by two to cover the five soccer children's two legs going into the game, so they each still have two legs coming out of the game.
That is what the equation should be, but we need to subtract three lost shoes and two missing shin guards (not from the same grouping) which means two of...
Sep. 30, 2009 at 10:24 AM
If you are one of the millions of mothers that have purchased a Supermom Cape, be warned. You may also have a faulty item...which is a terrible thing to have when you are trying to fly high above your Mommy world and suddenly crash to the ground instead.
This is my personal testimony. I have the Supermom Cape; I believe it is the Super Deluxe 900 model with extended multi-tasking capabilities (or was that over-extended multi-tasking capabilities?). I thought it was a wise purchase. I really believed it could help me do it all. I was wrong!
Since my cloning experiment had failed, I...
Sep. 23, 2009 at 1:05 PM
My garden has given us a bounty and I truly feel blessed. But, I am at the overwhelmed stage of dealing with all the vegetables...so, I have started daydreaming. My tomatoes are no longer tomatoes, but decadent chocolate bon bons, my zuchinni are chocolate eclairs, the peppers are rich dark chocolates wrapped in pretty yellow, red, orange and green wrappers, the onions are...okay, do you see a theme here?lol
If only my dreams could come true...
Sep. 22, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Newsflash! Soon to be scheduled, a mother of six will boldly go where no mother has gone before--cloning herself. Yes, this procedure is controversial, but this courageous woman is willing to volunteer anyway.
When we visited Kimberly Garrow in the Sunnyview Funny Farm we inquired about what was the turning point in her decision to take such drastic measures. She simply rocked in her rocking chair, clothed in fuzzy, multi-colored cat pajamas with a glazed over look on her face. She finally mumbled, what is today? To which we informed her of the day and date....
Sep. 17, 2009 at 4:07 PM
It always happens: this time of year signifies many things. The leaves start to change into a kaleidiscope of colors. The kids go back to school. The county fair comes to town where I spend a week gorging myself on yummy grease laden foods and heavenly sweetness...and then it goes away--just like that--leaving me in total despair. For goodness' sake, I have had to cook all this week! What is the world coming to?
I am having major withdrawal symptoms! I need me some fried vegetables and freshly squeezed lemonade! I am craving caramel apples and elephant ears. Oh, where for art...