Slice-of-life stories about parenthood
While the Disneyland picture represents a huge part of my week, it also made me think of my Disney-lovin' in-laws who are celebrating 40 years of marriage today. Sending love to San Diego—may you two have many more years of ups, downs, rounds and abouts together! Now, back to me, the mother of (a few of) your precious grandkids. Read on for proof. … [Read more...]
We—as in Lenny and I—are off to the city to see some of our favorite people. That's right, it's Sunday night and we're hitting the town. But don't worry, I'll be right back on my couch where I belong tomorrow. … [Read more...]
I'm sure this will come as no huge surprise, but Big hates to lose. Like, really, really, really hates to lose. And this weekend is his first t-ball game—his first team sport game ever, actually. You can read more about how we're going to have to face losing at Yahoo! Shine. … [Read more...]
In honor of the Oscars tonight, I'd like to thank Carleigh, the technical wizard behind this madness. She helps keep things running when I break them, or when technology just decides to be difficult (so you can imagine how busy she is). Not only did she unkink the kinks that had me offline part of last week, she added a Pin It button to the bottom of each post. Then fixed it with a new Pin It … [Read more...]
This week held two big milestones for our family. Pink turned 9 months—that’s right, ¾ of a year! And Big finally decided to take the training wheels off his bike. Both have me a bit emotional. Where has the time gone? How did they get so big, so fast? But both also have me grateful that while time isn’t slowing down, my kids are doing things in their own time—growing up at their own … [Read more...]
I just made a family dinner that "smelled like poop" (according to Big) and "tasted great" (according to Lenny). I wouldn't know because, just as it was ready, it was time to get Pink in the bath and ready for bed. So now I'm enjoying some alone time and reflecting on the week gone by. … [Read more...]
First, a belated birthday shout out to the one and only Lenny! Yesterday was the big day and we're all still coming down from our sugar highs. Now, on to official blog business. While these really span the last couple weeks, lessons #1-3 were today. I'm still reeling. … [Read more...]
Lenny and I just spent five days at one of the most luxurious resorts in Cabo. (Read: No kids allowed on the majority of the property). We didn’t consciously plan to escape our reality, it was his company’s club trip. A trip that was hard earned, and a wonderful reward for all of his traveling, long hours and dedication last year. (And I like to think my long hours and dedication on the home … [Read more...]
Are you sitting? Get ready for this. I'm in Cabo. With Lenny. Without the kids. For five. whole. days. So, as you can imagine, I have a bit of a different perspective this week. … [Read more...]
As if my last post didn't have you convinced, here's further proof that I'm just a little bit crazy. Lesson #1: There's a little more Claire Dunphy in me than I care to admit. Big had his first school project—to make a creative display of 100 of his favorite things—which really ended up being our school project. Come egg drop time, someone's gonna have to lock me up. … [Read more...]
