"Don't cry in front of the kids", "Stay strong for those babies"; These are the kinds of things we say to ourselves and others when life is hanging heavy on us. Mom's are notorious for holding back tears and forcing back the natural way to release some of the pain building up on the inside. … Continue reading When Mom Cries
There is just something magical about farms, for me. Standing on farm soil is next to heaven for my soul. My anxieties melt away and I somehow find myself feeling both completely secure and completely free. Every since I was a little girl, growing up on the west side of Chicago, I have dreamed of … Continue reading Farm Dreams
Howdy do! Interactive post here, I require your participation so that I can take you with me on this journey, but not as a hostage. I only want to go the destinations where you will follow. Please share your opinions below and then we'll get on the road. So, I've been toying with the idea … Continue reading Keep it Simple or Mix it Up?
Sometimes, when a woman makes it to the end of her rope she realizes it was tied to treasure, the tasty variety! Over the last few months my world has taken a nose dive, followed by a severe left turn, a sudden sky rocket, and six more unexpected whiplash inducing maneuvers. On top of that … Continue reading Combo Meal
Journal Entry; March 2017 It's 3am and I can't sleep, things are just a bit too quiet and the only sound I can hear is little baby E turning and twisting in her sleep. She's woken up twice now, twice in the last six hours, fairly normal but not quite right. There is an obvious … Continue reading Tiny Farts in the Darkness
At dinner I was trying to have a serious conversation with my eldest daughter... "Daughter, I need you to understand this (pea), it's very important and I need your attention (pea), blah blah blah (pea). Daughter!, focus(pea). Ignore your (pea) sister and (pea) listen to me (pea). Do (pea) you (pea) under(pea)stand what I'm (pea) … Continue reading Serious Conversation
There are few things in life that have caused me to become hysterical, complete with screaming and near hyperventilation. One morning, however, I came toes to nose with the fattest field mouse I've ever seen, who was very much alive but oddly unable to move...which left me unable to move and so we stood there, … Continue reading Mouse Trap; Kersplat
Sometimes in life really crappy things happen. And sometimes in life while your brain and heart are trying to deal with said crappy things (trying to figure out what is true, what is right, what is going on), someone reaches in their diaper and pulls out a giant hand full of crappy to smear all … Continue reading Life Lessons From a Toddler; Light vs. Crap.
Start a blog, write a book, tell your stories, they said. I always seem to have something to say, until someone expects me to say something. Then, nothing, I've got nothing. My slightly awkward, (I use the word "slightly" loosely here) nature comes out and I usually say something obscure and hard to follow. End … Continue reading Well, Now What?
So I was checking my email and such on this wonderfully quiet Monday morning, when I heard over my shoulder the sound of porcelain tinking against something else. Both my big girls are sleeping and the cat and dog are outside, so what in the world could that be. I turned around to see that … Continue reading Coffee Taster
All three kids are sleeping, at the same time! What do you do? A. Run like hell (like on a treadmill or something). B. Eat chocolate in the corner by the hand fulls until they wake up. C. Clean, because it's now or never. D. Run around the house and put all their forgotten junk … Continue reading They Nap; Choose Wisely
When you really have to pee and the house is pitch black, but you know where you're going so your not scared, then you learn by force that someone before you closed the bathroom door...bam!
Has any other overworked, under paid mom's out there had a disagreement with a difficult adult who is behaving badly and out of a combination of exhaustion, annoyance, and habit, you find yourself counting to three OUT LOUD at the ADULT!? Lol. They were just as stunned as I was when sternly spoken numbers started … Continue reading Sternly Spoken Numbers
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