Mother's Day weekend started off kind of tense. Maggie had been home sick 3 days last week, and Grace for one. The house reminded me of the reception area at my old office when I was an … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day
Happy Saint Paddy’s Day!
I think I'm doing Irish wrong. As my post on Bluntmoms today will explain, I never was very good at following Irish or St. Patrick's Day traditions. Largely because I had no idea … [Read more...]
Nana to the Rescue
Late-night selfie on the GO trainNerdguy's mom offered to come out and stay with the kids for a night so that we could get out for a belated celebration of Nerdguy's birthday and our … [Read more...]
PA Day
The kids are all home from school today. In years past I will admit that I dreaded PA Days. The kids would alternate between destroying the house, singing the I'm Bored chant at an … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
It's January 4th and I think that I forgot to wish you a Merry Christmas! I'm always amazed at how quickly the season flies by, aren't you? Well except for today. Today was the … [Read more...]
I Don’t Play with My Children
Today was a PA Day so that the teachers could conduct parent-teacher interviews. Traditionally we have booked ours for this day because Maggie was at IBI and it was much easier for us to pay … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is somewhat exhausting. I think we're all on the same page there right? But I am feeling pretty lucky though too. I was showered with beautiful cards and gifts made by … [Read more...]
Luck of the Irish
I can trace more than half of my family history back to Ireland. I went to Catholic school. I've kissed the Blarney Stone. I have pale skin with freckles, a natural reddish tinge to … [Read more...]
Dear Easter Bunny
Molly asked me today if she could write the Easter Bunny an email. I asked her why she wanted to send one. She said that she wanted to ask him to not bring any gummy type candy that would … [Read more...]
Were You Wondering If the Tarantula Killed Me?
Wow, it's been a busy week! We had Molly's animal party that I was dreading, but it actually turned out quite well. And to our knowledge, none of the creepy critters stowed away in our … [Read more...]
