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I was recently directed to an article all about parenting and the Carpe Diem message many of us have received from a sweet Grandmother while waiting in line at the store with our cantankerous brood. I was surprised to find that in many ways I totally disagreed with the author. If you know [...] We just returned from a fabulous vacation! I have suitcases and stuff coming out my ears and a very busy week ahead, but I thought I would take a moment to make a list. I’m a pretty laid back parent, but there are still a few things that drive me absolutely batty on vacation. [...]  | January 23rd, 2012 | Tags: Monday listicle | Category: chaos, children, Monday listicle | 13 comments This is a story that only became funny on the re-telling of it, because at the time, it really wasn’t funny. At. All. The passage of time helps too. Thanksgiving Day 2011 It was one of those days that when people asked me how my Thanksgiving was, I just answered that it was [...] | January 5th, 2012 | Tags: family, sickness | Category: chaos, children, large family | 10 comments So, I had this New Year’s post all ready to go. It was all serious and reflective and stuff. And then I never managed to edit it and publish it. I am bleary eyed, this Monday morning, and really only half awake. So instead of being reflective, I think I will share with you [...] | January 2nd, 2012 | Tags: Monday Listicles | Category: chaos, children, Monday listicle | 10 comments Ways to avoid Armageddon from an always moving mom to Seven Toy Room Organization Ahhhh, the toy room. If your kids are anything like mine, your toys spend most of their time looking something like this: Let’s play I Spy. I spy a baby’s head! I determined long ago, that the point [...] | December 20th, 2011 | Tags: Mayhem Management | Category: chaos, children, large family | 7 comments This week, for Monday Listicles, we were given a list of 10 questions to answer about ourselves. For better or worse, here are my answers. 1. What is your favorite word? Chicken butt. I don’t know. My kids have insulted friends by using that term of endearment. I am an awesome parent. 2. [...] “Mom, I had a bad dream.” I jump a little as I realize an actual person is at my bedside. I try to form a coherent thought as my daughter apologizes for startling me. I finally get out, “I’m sorry you had a bad dream.” One of the hardest things about the whole [...] So, I couldn’t decide on a title for this post. I also couldn’t decide on a format. And really, there’s not one coherent subject that I am about to cover. So, good luck! A. Creative parenting So the other day, Mr. A, who is working very hard at becoming a teenager, comes home from [...] My girls huddle around their father, giggling, singing and reading books. Their father is resting on the couch, recovering from his “procedure”, trying to keep the girls away from his “area”. I offer to remove his little helpers, but he insists that they are ok. **** I watch my little man asleep on my [...] | December 8th, 2011 | Tags: large family mothering | Category: children, large family | 11 comments So I had my first ever root canal and crown on Monday. I have heard people say how yucky they are and thought they couldn’t possibly be that bad. You see, I am a dental assistant, I know what the process is and I thought that people were just a bunch of whiners. Well, [...]  |
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