Musings on the three most important things in my life; my husband, my kids and my Little Yellow Notepad
“Just do me one favor- whoever picks me up at the airport, make sure they don’t have one of those Mommy cars with half eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches stuck to the seats.” For a moment I wasn’t sure if the person on the phone was serious or kidding. Was this person insulting the… Continue reading The Mommy Van
It's a problem we as a society are facing and it's only going to get worse. Even those who claim to be spared will wake up one day and realize they aren't spared after all. It's a challenge here, in our first world country, and it's not easy. You do your routine check up on… Continue reading First world problems – wait till you see #9!
This week, for the very first time, I got a call from Gallup doing a study on something or other in America.I declined to participate, but it got me thinking. Coming off election season, it seems all everyone is doing all day is taking polls. So I figured I’d hop on the bandwagon and do… Continue reading The Gallup-ing Poll – first time ever
Have you ever played Jenga? It's a pretty neat little game, but I never realized that being a mom includes being really good at Jenga. Real life Jenga. In case you’re not familiar, Jenga is that game with small wooden rectangles that you stack very cautiously and sometimes seemingly precariously, and then hold your breath… Continue reading Real life Jenga
It was exactly 3:15 when I remembered. The problem was that the appointment was 45 minutes earlier, at 2:30 pm. And I had forgotten all about it. It was a double well visit. I had been determined to get well visits for all the kids done before school started, and I had missed the first two. I was… Continue reading Uh oh…I forgot I had an appointment…
