I used to be such a good housekeeper. Before six kids and full-time job . . . before six kids and going back to school . . . before six kids and realizing life would go on if the oven wasn't scrubbed every week, my house was always spotless. Even spontaneous, unannounced visitors would comment …
Paying off my kids (and other levels to which I have sunk)
What I'm about to tell you is not exactly earth-shattering. But money talks. Even to preschoolers. See, the thing is, co-sleeping seemed like such a good idea at the time. The babies were happy. I was happy. My husband was (a little less) happy after being repeatedly chased onto the couch; but there were …
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50 dollars will buy you a heck of a lot of apples and one unforgettable afternoon
They wanted to stay home last Saturday. After all, it was Saturday, and so many other things cried out for their attention. And, really, what teenage boy gets excited at the prospect of driving out to the country to pick his own apples when he could be lounging in his pjs in front of …
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Juggling Belongs in a Sideshow
Let me tell you about my Wednesday. It all started when I finally cleaned out my youngest son’s closets last week. I pulled out all of his old clothes and made two piles: a pile to keep and a pile to toss. I even went so far as to sort my “toss” pile into two …
Shaking My Dust 