Is the week over yet?

I hope I can make it one more day to the weekend. This week was busier than I imagined it would be. Being sleep deprived hasn’t helped any, either. It makes it harder to cope with stressful stuff, like when my son’s middle school called me on Monday asking if I could help them track down the [...]

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Full week ahead

Can I take a vacation from my life? Is there a place where moms can go to escape the demands of work, family, and home, without having anyone file a missing persons report because the dirty dishes piled up? If we didn’t have so much junk under our beds, maybe I could hide out there. Or [...]

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Too busy to write

Sorry I haven’t written for a few days. I took a vacation day on Friday to prepare for a trip out of town and darn near wore myself out! I don’t know why, but every time I’m about to leave on a business trip, I feel like I have to do everything before I leave. I guess [...]

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Spring sports schedules

I have a feeling this spring is going to be hectic (not that I haven’t lived through a hectic spring schedule before). My daughter is doing track, cheer tryouts, and gymnastics practice. My son is running track and playing baseball. Most nights, their complex schedules overlap, so that between the two of them, they can have [...]

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Computer eats grades

My children’s school corporation lost their grades over spring break and the software that lets parents view grades online isn’t working. This is a boon to my son, who knows I can’t look at his grades until they fix this portion of the software. He’s jumping with joy and praying they don’t get it fixed.
My [...]

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Spring storms = Sleepless night

Last night was awful. I didn’t get to bed until 12 am and as I was settling down to sleep, a thunderstorm rolled in. At first I thought it would be relaxing to fall asleep to the gentle rumble of thunder. But within minutes, there was a bright flash of lightning and a booming crash of thunder. [...]

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Kids cursing

I heard an interesting story on NPR this morning about kids cursing: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89127830. It made me think of the first time I heard the most potent curse word of them all.
I was in grade school and my younger brother came home with a new curse word. I’d never heard it before and it didn’t sound like a [...]

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Too much rain!

When my son asked me earlier in the evening if school would be cancelled because of the rain, I said, “No way– that’s wishful thinking.” But his wish came true.
It rained all day and into the night, with more expected overnight and into the morning. The weathermen said we could have 5-7 inches of rain before [...]

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Teen slang

One of things that either makes or breaks your ‘coolness’ as a parent of a teen is whether or not they allow you to use their slang terms. My 15 year old daughter’s latest term is ‘dog’ as in ‘Dog, how ‘ya doin’?’ I suppose ‘dog’ is slang for friend or buddy, so I absorb [...]

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Too old to tuck in?

Ever since my children were babies and toddlers, I’ve taken time to read to them before tucking them in bed. I cherish that time with them, because that’s when they open like little flowers and tell me all about their day. I get insights into their classrooms, social lives, and sometimes even their fears. Before [...]

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