It's been a lazy birthday weekend so far. We did naught. I stayed up until about 2:30 AM Friday night, working in my new craft room! I was finishing up my 2007 scrapbook, finally. Apparently the children are getting used... Read more →

Sophia is wearing a purple nightgown this morning. There was a long thread hanging off of it. Chloë said, "Go to Mommy and let her cut off that thread." Sophia said, "It's not a thread! It's a th-purple!" Fin. Read more →

You are the reason for my happiness. Before I met you, I could not fathom ever feeling happy again. I tried to find it, in too many places and many different ways, and failed. But because of you, I know... Read more →

Gah. Stupid Typepad ate my post. I will try to redo it, but you know it's never as good as the first time. And that's not really saying much. Chloë woke me well before 0700 yesterday, to show me what... Read more →

First things first. Chloë came home today, after her Vice-Principal left me a message saying they were not allowed to pull teeth, with her lower front tooth hanging on by a mere whisper. It hurt, she didn't want to touch... Read more →

I guess I never mentioned this on here. Sorry! So many have asked me in emails and the comments, that I thought I should just make a post about it. We only invited four other girls, to keep the party... Read more →

Today, I did something completely, radically weird for me since becoming a mother. (Have you noticed I delineate my life like that? Pre- and post-motherhood? Am I alone?) I got up before the sun this morning and took a shower.... Read more →

Well, I hate to keep going on about this, but we still have the &*(*#@$ stomach bug. Rob and I do, that is. Well, I guess the girls do too, although they haven't puked or had accidents this weekend, that... Read more →

So we're not done with that stomach bug, apparently. Considering Chloë pooped her pants at school, didn't feel like sharing that with anyone and sat in it for the rest of the day. EW! She told me about it when... Read more →

I'm getting rid of my old life right now. My old self is going to the recycling bin. What I mean is, since I'm redoing my office into a craft room, I'm going through and getting rid of lots of... Read more →

I am plagued with bad dreams, especially about losing my children. It's been happening with increasing frequency lately. I've been shouting out in my sleep, angry and scared. It's 5 AM and I just woke up with two very bad... Read more →

Day 34 of serious tummy upset... So, I didn't do much other than lie down again today. I'm sorry, I had plans, I wanted to do things with the kids, but I was just completely wiped out. Rob, too, but... Read more →

In the (almost) seven years that I have been a mother, I don't think I have ever looked forward to bedtime as much as I am right now. It's past bedtime, but that's beside the point. They're still up. They're... Read more →

I have decided: I want another baby. And we would get to work on that immediately, if only I had a uterus and Rob had the intact testicles to make one! I don't think infertility treatments can overcome these obstacles,... Read more →

I neglected to mention yesterday that, despite our pretty good day, both Jack and Sophia threw up. Jack puked in Chloë's bed overnight, and Sophie all over me while I was sitting here checking email. A huge amount, neither Rob... Read more →

I nearly forgot it was not still the weekend when my alarm went off this morning. I kept hitting the button, until it finally dawned on me that this was Monday and I needed to wake the children. But, they... Read more →

Over on Mom Most Traveled, CanCan is hosting a giveaway of a set of hairclips I have listed on Etsy! Go ahead, check out the post, enter if you're intersted. She did a really awesome write-up of the contest! I'm... Read more →

We sat around and watched the Olympics as a family for much of this weekend. I think it's important to watch; I want the kids to remember it being on and getting into it with us. Sophia is now, finally,... Read more →

After he came home from school today, Jack was hot to trot to go out side and shoot waterguns. I figured now was as good a time as any to finally break out the Crayola™ toys the kids had gotten... Read more →

So I'm going to participate in Aloha Friday this week, wherein I'll take it easy, bloggy-wise, and just ask a simple question of my readers: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Fin. Read more →