Musings on the three most important things in my life; my husband, my kids and my Little Yellow Notepad
Probation. My two year old is on probation. Well, she didn’t actually use those words. But I’m pretty good at reading between the lines. The preschool director is really a good friend of mine. I know she would do anything to help me and make my life easier. But she was stuck. My adorable and mischievous… Continue reading The Mommy report card
“We have a school project, I’m going to make a video!” shouts my 10 year old as he comes barreling through the front door to share the good news with me. I take a deeeeeeep breath. Because I know what this means. It means the contents of my towel closet spread across the length of the upstairs… Continue reading “Let’s make a video!”
“What grade is he in?” Oh no, not that conversation again! I answer while trying to hide my impatience, knowing the next question coming from this fellow mom. “Really? How old is he?” Do I need to really answer? Do you really care how old he is? But I'm too polite, I casually answer anyway. “How can… Continue reading What grade is he in?
Homework It's so predictable. It's always during bath time. Always during supper time. Always during cranky hours. Always when everyone is home and needs attention. And needs to be served. And needs to be cleaned up. And low and behold, in the midst of the happy hours of evening routine, when parents are running in… Continue reading Homework Havoc
