I’ve decided that I need to start chronicling the things I say to my children. Not because I give stellar parenting advice or because I am mother of the year, but because most times, I am astonished at the things I say within seconds of them leaving my mouth. Today’s actual statement to the boys: “Please [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Children’
July 15, 2010
Slug Bug Stupid
As you may have noticed these days, VW has attempted to put a new spin on an old game to push some advertising and, apparently, sell cars. With violence. Ok, maybe not so dramatic. But we’ve all seen these new Volkswagen commercials where people punch each other every time they see one. Red One. Blue [...]
July 1, 2010
The daze of summer
I love summer. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. And again. And again. There are few things in this world that make me as happy as a hot sticky day. I absolutely adore those few nights a year when it’s so hot, the cover of the night sky cannot even bring the [...]
June 9, 2010
Fever pitch
Guess who kept his mother up all night with a fever that refused to break? This guy. Feel better George, and thanks for not barfing on me.
May 31, 2010
It’s strong in this one…
I cannot believe that I left out the very most important part of the story regarding Hank and the tale of the super mean German Shepherd. So there we were, sitting in the ER. After several hours and a good cleaning, that wound just looked bad. Not big, but deep. A gash, if you will. [...]
May 28, 2010
It’s a doggone shame
I am increasingly frustrated as this week creeps into the weekend. As some of you may already know, on Tuesday, I spent five and a half hours in the emergency room with Hank. I was at work, Jim was out of town, and my mother-in-law was at our home with the kids. Hank was out [...]
May 13, 2010
Say what?
I’m always amazed at some of the things that my children say. Not to get all Bill Cosby on everyone, but for real, they actually DO say the darndest things. Case in point — tonight I made dinner and placed their plates in front of them at the table. On each plate, some steak, a little [...]
May 2, 2010
boys. boys. boys.
I’ve been quite busy lately. In all honesty, I am exhausted. And it’s all about the boys. They are taking a lot of energy out of me these days! Let’s take a look at some examples, shall we? There’s Hank’s new-found love of soccer: I won’t lie. I’m not really a fan of soccer. Call [...]
April 8, 2010
Thumbs up
We all know it. We’ve all done it. It’s the international sign of “hey, it’s all cool.” It brings us closer to the Fonz. It’s “thumbs up.” Back at St. James, when we were occasionally good-natured children (which wasn’t necessarily common for the Class of ’88 but it did sometimes happen), we would be rewarded with a game. [...]
