My husband and I with two of our children and our two great-nephews. Picture cred: our niece Marry We started out a little later than we wanted, but we were just happy to finally be on the road! It was touch and go there for a minute. The road to Florida is long and hard. … Continue reading We survived!
Dear Parents, It's the end of a very long week for me. I not only taught your child, along with 25 other students, but I also stayed after and shared with you all the amazing things your child is doing in my class. I skipped potty breaks, dinner, and even forgot to worry about the … Continue reading A letter from your child’s teacher…
Do your kids have it all figured out? Do they know how to live in this crazy world and constantly give YOU advice? I mean, when did they get so smart anyway? (Hand to face emoji here). Sometimes my kids make valid points and I am grateful for their advice. I mean, let's face … Continue reading Oh the joys of parenting…
Well... It's that time of year again--school. I'm always so nervous on the first day of school no matter that's it my seventh first day of school. I guess I'm nervous because it's new. New students. New year. New clothes. New shoes. New supplies. I decided to move classrooms this year; on purpose. It was … Continue reading Where is your Sense of Adventure?
Does anybody remember October? I don't. I was excited and got pumpkins out near the first of October and then, boom it was Halloween. But everything in between is gone. Oh and November? That was a blur. I had a birthday somewhere in there and ate some good food with family on Thanksgiving but that's … Continue reading Exhausted….
I grew up on Monopoly. My three big sisters would come over for the weekend and my dad and my mom would get out the vintage game of Monopoly. There would be cardboard pizza, Doritos, Deans dip, and Pepsi. Mind you this was the 80's. I remember my mom scratching the middle of the board … Continue reading how parents really feel about game night
That my kids will... stop looking at me like I'm crazy when I ask them to rinse their dishes use toilet paper after pooping dry off after a shower instead of drip dry through the house stop whining chew with their mouths closed stop putting weird things in the bathtub with them i.e. Q-tips pitch in … Continue reading my wish
Just when I thought I couldn't get any worse as a hot mess mom, I do. I have relented to taking showers every two days. I'm only shaving once a week. I have been spot cleaning my jeans with really yummy smelling soaps from Bath and Body Works so I feel like it's better than … Continue reading I miss my balls…
As a mom, I love to vent about my kids to my sisters, friends, and anyone who will listen. Some of the things they do just baffle me and I can't help but talk about it. Plus, my kids are my kids and I love them so much, what else am I going to talk … Continue reading I seem to remember a little girl who did the same thing…
I tend to be really blunt. Maybe to a fault. But it honestly gets my point across so I guess it works out okay. The latest episode of my bluntness happened last week with my 11 year-old son. B: "Douch!" Me: "I'm sorry? What did you just say?" B: "Douch." Me: "Hmm. Well. Do you … Continue reading The things my son says…
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