Scenes from Time Out, 6:32 PM:
Zander (3) sits in time out whining loudly. He suddenly gets quiet. I peek at him & see that he has crawled around the corner & is watching TV. Me: Zander Chase! No TV! You are in time out! Zander: Ahhh! Why??? I’m never ever watch TV! I’m never. EVER. Getting back together. Ever! Scene. ~Lins Read More
My Kids, Santa’s Elves
Whew, this has been quite a transition for all of us. Clint played stay-at-home-dad for a couple of weeks, then, last Thursday we started the kiddos in daycare. Clint was home for Thursday and Friday so we could do a first-run of how daycare will work without him having to also start his first day at his new job. Then, Monday, he became a working man again, I continued on my job, the kids continued at daycare, and Colby started a new Kindergarten... Read More
Productivity rules!
Day Six of Clint’s Unemployment: The Day of Gettin’ it Done. This morning, we woke up… well, we woke up to, “‘Mergency! ‘Mergency! The babies took their clothes off! They’re naked!” After that situation was reconciled, the morning went off without a hitch. Two kids to school. Fed other two kiddos snacks. Clint had a phone call with a company and that was great. Picked Lily up, ate lunch. Made phone calls.... Read More
Distractions: The good and the ugly.
Day Four of Clint’s Unemployment: It’s just a normal Saturday. It struck me this morning how today seemed totally normal. Clint was home, but he was supposed to be home, since it’s Saturday. Our family dynamic was the same as it usually is on Saturday. It all seemed comfortingly normal. It helped that we had distractions all day long. Mine started first thing. Jenny, Renee, and I had planned to run 9.5 miles on a route that I did... Read More
Funny kids.
Day Three of Clint’s Unemployment: The Day of Hope Despite a momentary sob-fest at Bible Study this morning, today was pretty tear-free for both Clint and me. Thankfully, today was quite the opposite of sad. Today, we found some hope. We qualify for WIC again and will start receiving checks for food next week We have medical figured out for our kids Our friends continue to contact us with fantastic leads and ideas for jobs It gets even better:... Read More
Thank goodness for Renee.
Every November for the past few years, I have made it a point to post one thing I’m thankful for every (okay, almost every) day. First, it was Facebook posts, then last year I turned it into blog posts. It has been good for me, particularly in the month that begins the holiday season, to make it a point to find one thing I’m thankful for each day. Today, I really needed an opportunity to look for something to be thankful for. You see,... Read More
Wyatt is going as “Dead Meat” for Halloween.
Here’s the back story: Wyatt and Zander have decided that they’d rather play than nap at naptime. They’ve been crazy. There have been more poop stories. They’ve been jumping around the room and falling off of the bed. It has been stressful, especially since two two-year-olds minus naps equals craaanky toddlers in the evening. Since today is Halloween and automatically a crazy day, I needed them to take good naps. After 20 minutes... Read More
You rule. (Yeah, you.)
I have never been a part of such a unique job interview process as the one for Verity Mom has been. It has been so well organized, thought out, and executed. Everything about it screams professional, fun, and unique… I love it. Last week, I begged you all to share my application, to comment, to Tweet or Like the post, and boy did you come through. As of this post, there were: Read More Read More
Woopsie Daisy
My hip has been bugging me for nearly a month for apparently no reason. It started getting progressively worse and was even waking me up at night. It was at that point, I decided a trip to the chiropractor was in order. Now, I haven’t been to the chiro since I was in a car accident 10 years ago, but this guy came highly recommended from a friend of mine and anyway, I know firsthand how well chiropractic work makes me feel. So, Thursday, I went... Read More
Glimpses…
Sometimes, I get glimpses of my life and my children; glimpses of what’s to come. Glimpses that give me hope that Clint and I are on the right track in our parenting. Despite nearly a week of all of us being stuck at home with a nasty virus, despite the fact that we’ve been at each other’s throats because we’re so stir crazy, I had some huge glimpses today. Read More Read More
Why I love 9-11.
I haven’t watched TV all week. I have flipped the channel every single time any 9-11 coverage has come on. It isn’t to shield my kids from the terror. It isn’t because I’m not patriotic. It isn’t because I don’t want to remember. (Well, okay, maybe it’s a little that I don’t want to remember.) Read More Read More
A Weekend of Bliss
Oh my gosh, you guys. I have to tell you about the weekend I just had. Here’s how it started: Received invitation to one of my best friend’s weddings and saw that was a whole weekend family-friendly ordeal in May Got excited about the whole idea, RSVP’d immediately A month before the wedding, realized that taking 4 small kids to a place for the weekend that would likely involve late nights, partying, and fun, did not, in fact sound... Read More
190 Miles of Running Awesomeness {Photoblog}
‘Scuze me a sec, but can I get a pause button? I don’t know where life has gone, but I know that I have a backlog of blogs that I want to write SO badly. I still have so much to tell you about BlogHer, I have stories from my crazy spontaneous road trip to Arizona, and I have more reviews and giveaways coming up, too. Aaah! Today, though, I have to tell you about a relay that I did at the end of July. This thing was by FAR the craziest,... Read More
This is Bleeping Hard!
Warning: This entry contains naughty words. And I talk a lot about poop. Shield your innocent eyes. I keep telling myself, “It’ll get better, it’ll get better, it WILL get better” and yet, it seems to be getting worse. My kids, and the twins especially, are SO FREAKING difficult right now. Yes, they are 2 weeks away from turning 2. Yes, I know about the “terrible twos.” But two kids terrible two-ing… no, two... Read More
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels at Home?! Srsly.
When I was asked by The Balancing Act to try out Auntie Anne’s at-home pretzel making kit, my mouth automatically watered. I immediately thought of the delicious aroma that surrounds my favorite snack spot in the mall and was excited to have the same delicious, buttery scent wafting through my own house. For fun (and because I am totally insane), I decided to bring my four kids in on this culinary adventure. Here’s how it went: Step One: Pose... Read More
