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
Tree Farm Cheaters
It was around the time when kid #2 came along that I gave up the idea of going to a farm every year to chop down our own tree. That was what I had grown up doing and I have fond memories of candy canes and coco and that freshly cut tree smell. When the twins came along, any inkling of tree farm hope I had held disappeared. Love my kids and their busy-ness… don’t love the idea of going out in the freezing cold to a super muddy farm to try... Read More
Sticker shock!
Having a job lined up for me has definitely given us some breathing room, but only a little. One thing that we’ve been discussing a lot the past couple of days, is what we’re going to do for childcare when Clint does go back. Today, I shopped around to some daycare facilities and started pricing nannies. Holy Gs, Batman! Read More 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
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
Adiós, Septiembre (That’s “Goodbye, September” in the English): A month of birthdays, education and guitars.
What a month! First, the twinkies turned the big two, but we missed it because we were away on the Weekend of Bliss. They were in good hands with Clint’s mom, though, and got presents and cupcakes to round out a proper two-year-old birthday celebration. Exactly a week after that, I turned 29. The next day, Colby started his first day of Kindergarten! Read More 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
You are not going to believe what just happened…
(Subtitle: Mom Discipline from The Toilet) This happened not even 10 minutes ago: There I was, minding my own business, sitting on the toilet, when Wyatt came screaming and crying into the bathroom. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that his twin brother had bitten him on the back. Not cool, Zander. Not. Cool. Read More Read More
What we’ve been up to.
I’ve let my blog go by the wayside. I realized I was getting too caught up in producing content and forgetting why I blog in the first place: To keep memories of my silly kids. So, I’ve been getting back to basics and hanging out with them, blogging when something funny comes up. So here’s a quick photo recap about what we’ve been doing the past few weeks. Read More Read More
Sick Day & A Face Injury
Last night and this morning have been rough. It started off well, though. Clint and I had a lovely time ignoring our To Do list. We watched a stand-up comedy show, sipped on yummy beverages, and then retired to the bedroom to slip into something a little more naked… only to be greeted by the sound of Zander screaming. He has a cold, but he also took a spill yesterday that raked up his nose, so every time he tried to rub his nose, it hurt. Plus,... Read More
Licorice {Messy Monday}
Zander had his first taste of licorice this weekend… As you can tell, he hated it. Lookout Ronald McDonald. There’s a new clown in town! Read More
The opposite of vacuuming.
The twins are obsessed with our dust buster. No matter where I try to hide it, they find it and do what any normal 18 month old would do with their treasure: Throw it on the ground as hard as possible. “I’m a maaaaan! I can conquer this dirt picker-upper thingie. Watch me chuck it at the ground!” It never fails. Read More Read More
Mind your own bidness.
I hate confrontation. Any time I can avoid a potential argument or other sort of tension, I do so. For this reason, I have chosen to be a smile-and-nod kind of person as far as random strangers are concerned, because what’s the point? I’m likely never going to see them again and I won’t be able to change their minds. Monday, I did something I had not done to date: I fought back. Read More Read More
