August 31, 2010 in Just Life
I must admit that one of my least favorite Zach-qualities is the tattling. Seriously, I don’t care if the dog is licking her own butt. Or that Elliot has de-shelved all of the books. I definitely don’t like it when he tells Joel that I let him play the Wii for an hour while I read a book. I’ll even admit that I likely caused this problem by asking him, “hey, what’s your brother doing?” [...]
August 29, 2010 in Adult ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing, Just Life
Yes, I did change the look again. Yes, I realize that cherry blossoms have nothing to do with anything I’m blogging about. Unless you want to consider that the blossoms scatter when they fall, but that’s a helluva a stretch, even for this non-linear mind. It’s temporary, people. I’ve been almost maniac in my googling the last few days (focus isn’t necessarily a good thing) trying to figure out, 1) what I was looking for [...]
August 26, 2010 in Just Life, Raising these kids
But our trip wasn’t just about funerals. To them, they went on adventure custom-designed for their interests. First, we went to the airport and rode a plane. After the graveside service, we all went out to breakfast. Grandma B loved going out for breakfast. Zach went straight up to the hostess and asked if they used eggs (he’s allergic) to make the pancakes. And though they did use eggs, I made up for it with [...]
August 24, 2010 in Just Life, Raising these kids, Thoughts from a SAHM
I was backing up my photographs–the laptop is making a clicking noise. (Seriously. And it’s still new. /shakes fist/) In the process I ran across my last resume. Resume` 2008 Around the same time I also read a post about how staying home with your kids is a career choice not a moral imperative. Right on! I don’t think I am morally superior (really, people?) for staying home to raise the Small People. I agree [...]
August 20, 2010 in Just Life, Life Lessons, Raising these kids
Pardon my absence. They boys and I took a plane trip to Northern Illinois last week to attend my grandmother’s funeral. We spent the week in a house that Ooncle Wray (Uncle Ray) built, going to and fro. Yes, I took both of my children on a plane. Alone. My Other Self was an expert air traveler. I have no concerns about security checks and no fear of flying. And Zach, before he was 18 [...]
August 8, 2010 in Just Life
I’m it. Labmom tagged me in my first meme over here. Apparently it has left the science world and is meandering it’s way across the internet. I blush. And say, thanks! Here are the instructions for this meme: 1. Sum up your blogging motivation, philosophy and experience in exactly 10 words. 2. Tag 10 other blogs to perpetuate the meme. Task 1: Talk too much to pay a therapist, that is why. Task 2: Here [...]
August 6, 2010 in Just Life, Life Lessons, Raising these kids, The Small People Know Me as "Mommy"
This is for the Mom FAIL days—regardless of cause or fault. Whether it’s a day when you didn’t check into your kids at all, doing what I like to call the unenthusiastic, auto-pilot. The ones where you complain about how badly behaved your kids have been only to realize (once they’ve been asleep for a few hours) that the majority of their suckage was because of you. Or the times where you have planned/bought something [...]
August 4, 2010 in Just Life, Staying Home Didn't Kill the Feminist, The History of Women
Hanna Rosin’s recent op-ed, The End of Men, is (in my opinion) a slightly over-optimistic piece on the professional advancement of women. If you follow her argument, she is suggesting that culture is following economic gain—and women are finally gaining economically and thus the culture is shifting from the male advantage to a female advantage. She noted that more women in 2003 (>15%) said that they “must have a son”, down from about half in [...]
