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11 Perfectly Reasonable Responses to Sibling Spats
The half hour before school lets out is designated “me” time. I get my cup of coffee, lose myself in a book, put my feet up, take deep breaths. I gather all the mommy ammo I can get.
I know what’s coming.
(Cue: X-Files like musical score)
They’re out there.
Aaaand… They burst through the door, a jumble of ...
Technologically Challenged
It’s no secret that I lack certain prowess with all things computer related. Like my seven year old, recently said, mama is not really “techknowledgeable.” (Don’t you just love that coinage? I should really file for the patent on that one quick)
It seems to me that just when I have things almost figured out, a ...
When God Gives You a Shovel
This morning my husband called about an hour after he’d left home for work.
Did he miss me already? Did he want to whisper sweet nothings over the phone?
Ha! After 10 years of marriage I knew better.
“Hey! What’s up?” I ask.
“I’m coming back home,” he says.
Wow, he really did miss me.
Or not.
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Just One Word
Here’s something you don’t hear very often: I absolutely love New Year resolutions. I probably shouldn’t anymore – I’ve crashed and burned with my eat right, get organised, read the Bible every morning, get off Facebook, listen more, be patient with the kids, haul derriere to the gym resolutions more often than I care to ...
Buffering…Buffering…Download Complete
It’s been almost six months since the first phase of the Indian Installation and I’m happy to report that our progress bar is now at 100%.
When we first returned to India, we experienced what many call Reverse Culture Shock. Six months hence we know that standing in line for anything is a solid waste of ...
What Lurks Within (+ Shameless Marketing Drive)
The contents of a woman's purse - a black hole, an impenetrable mystery to man. Very few actually know what lurks in the deep, dark crevices of their handbags. Even fewer want to find out.
But, today, I plan to reveal the contents of my handbag to the world. Fine, if I had to be literal: to ...
How to Redeem Your Grocery Goof-Up
Twenty one cucumbers stare at me from the kitchen counter. One disappears and then there are twenty.
No, this isn’t the start of an obscure nursery rhyme designed to teach kids to count backwards.
It’s just the result of my online grocery shopping gone a wee bit wrong. Yeah, I’m not entirely sure how I ended up ...
I was “that” mom today…
Kids packed off to school.
Coffee down.
Time to unload the dishwasher.
It's then I see it. A mason jar. Not just any old mason jar - the jar that was supposed to hold the plant that Sonny boy was supposed to take with him to school on Monday morning.
Except today is Monday morning. And the jar is looking up ...
Mama’s Modus Operandi
Mama’s Panic
When you wake up in a sweat at 2:34 am and realize you're out of clean uniforms for the kids.
Mama’s 'I’ve-Had-It'
When you're late for an appointment and the kids decide to put on their shoes in slow motion.
Mama’s Answer to Almost Everything
Have you tried going potty?
Mama's Vocation
Deciding who started it, whose turn it is, ...
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