School Talent Show Lament
5 more days. Five. More. Days. The school year will be over soon and my 9 year old can taste it. State mandated testing has passed (I won’t even go into what a shit storm our law makers brewed up … Continued
Mother’s Day Thankful List
1. I’m thankful that when I’m woken up in the middle of the night to inform me that someone needs to pee, that it’s not to let me know they have peed the bed and I have to change sheets … Continued
Listen To Your Mother – Define Motherhood
This past weekend I had the honor of being a cast member in Listen To Your Mother Oklahoma City. If you’re still not exactly sure what a LTYM show is then watch my interview with one of the show’s producers … Continued
Cute Harry Words
Today I paid for the last month of Mother’s Day Out for Harry. He has been going there since he was 6 months old and today was the day I realized we are all done with that wonderful place. Next … Continued
Parenting Hack – The Dinner Table
Today I’m blogging over at Oklahoma Women Bloggers. Did I mention that I’m taking a role in helping administrate that site and facilitate connections with the women bloggers of Oklahoma? My partner in crime is Mari Farthing. You may remember … Continued
Sunday morning starts at hell-thirty
Well, it happened again. Sunday morning turned into me yelling at my kids to get out the door to church. While we should be preparing ourselves for a reverent, worshipful experience I’m yelling at them to get their shoes on … Continued
Proud Mama Moments
This past two weeks I’ve been witness to a few things that few years ago I would have told you would never happen. I’ve had some serious proud mama moments. Tight throat and prickly eyes. About a week ago was … Continued
Homework – The Third Level of Hell
You know what I hate? Homework. It friggin’ sucks. It sucked when I was in school and I stayed up late trying to be as smart as my friends but couldn’t. It sucks now. Trying to help my third grader … Continued
3 Year Old Stream of Consciousness
The mind of a 3 year old is a mysterious little wonder. For those who have not had the pleasure to sit down and have a little chat with Harry…this is a day in the life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG7mESdj0Ao