Building Confidence in Weakness
“Mom, I just can’t think right. I’m just not good at this math.”
Self-defeating talk from my oldest.
I felt a familiar lump in my throat as I glanced over at him with his weary eyes and head on his homework paper.
Straight Outta FB Jail
I grabbed Betsy (trusty Mac Laptop), what was left of my pride and the warden opened the door to the sunshine.
It cut like a knife.
I hadn’t seen the sun in THREE WHOLE DAYS.
Jumanji
But that’s the sneakyness of these childhood maladies… they’ll lurk and trick you into thinking they’re gone. I started to feel the “crud” at the beginning of last week and I just shuddered. It was aggressive and swift and didn’t seem to care about my usual concoction of over-the-counter drugs and vitamins.
I went downhill fast and struggled through the rest of the week, doing the drop-off and pick up and all of the activities.
Mr. Pillar Gives the Last Full Measure
Living in the desert is nuts.Dave and I have a *bit* of an outsider’s perspective. I moved to Phoenix when I was 16 and had lived all over the country. Dave became a desert dweller in his early 30’s and he had also seen his share of the rest of the 49 states.We have no […]
All I Want to do is Take a Nap
On the way to school, our car becomes a sanctuary after the older two are dropped off. The noise level is not just cut in half, it’s almost cut down to nothing.
The chatterboxes leave and coincidentally, so do the sources of TJ’s constant teasing and torment.
TJ is actually relatively quiet when no one is teasing him or making him mad.
Mom’s Not Comin’ Into Our Room
It finally happened!!!!I was waiting for an eternity and getting kind of sad and jealous of other moms who have hit this milestone already.Nope– I’m not talking about teething or pooping on the potty or going to school or hearing their first cuss word…I FINALLY GOT A SIGN ON THE DOOR BANNING ME FROM THEIR […]
Same Roots, Different Kids: The Green Thumb of Parenting
We have a ridiculous amount of fruit-bearing trees in our backyard; especially considering we live on a tiny lot, like most houses in Arizona. And the pool takes up 3/4 of the backyard, leaving little room for any space to plant.If you’re part of the Desert Ridge HOA and reading this, you just put your […]
I Love You Pops & Q
“Hey TJ. Did you get the note I left you in your lunchbox today?”
He nodded a sleepy smile and reached out his arms to hug me.
For every bit of destruction and chaos this child leaves in his wake, his heart is big enough to cover all of it.
A Little Lesson in Art History
Sam sauntered into the kitchen with his usual swagger.
“Hey mom, so we talked about an artist in art class today.”
My interest was piqued: “Oh really? Tell me about it.”
…Because I Need A Job
So there I was. My company let me go to try to stay afloat and I did what I do best: Picked up my oar and started paddling to shore.
I dusted off my resume and began applying for jobs.
The mortgage waits for no man (or woman).