Stomach Bug Took No Prisoners
Amazingly enough, everyone except the baby was affected in some way. Thank goodness it’s over. Next battle – packing and driving to Florida to visit …
The Lunch Box Shuffle
Each night my 3 school-aged children have to navigate around each other to make their lunches for school the next day. We started this ritual …
Battle Royale – Stomach Bug vs The Parents
Ever experience something in your life that was a huge ordeal at the time, but laughable when you recalled it much later? That happened to …
Secure Your Identity, Just Not With “Identity Secure”
How’s this for irony? Spent the past 2 hours on the phone trying to track down the origination of an almost-authorized charge to my second …
Toddlers – Quick Change Artists, Diaper Style
They say that, when your child is old enough to recognize when he/she has ‘done their thing’, they are ready to start trying to go …
Computer Meltdown 2008 Saga Continues
There is currently a hole where my computer once sat. It is terribly hard, at present, to see that hole. This huge, gaping hole, in …
Warranty Schmarranty
I promised an update on Computer Meltdown 2008: It appears my motherboard is fried. For anyone familiar or who has had something like this happen, …
The Name Game
I know this isn’t just a “mom of many” thing, but what the heck, man, my children are going to develop complexes if I can’t …
Adventures in Baby Food
This is what happens when you leave your toddler alone with a jar of baby food you thought wasn’t within her grasp to answer the …
Why My Gray Hair Multiply Overnight
“I’m hungry.” he says to me. Having not finished his lunch, I instruct him to the table to his bowl of macaroni and cheese. “But …
Tag Team, Back Again
Yes, I’m making reference to the 90’s one hit wonder Whoomp There it Is. Great, now it’s gonna be stuck in my head all day …