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30 something mom of two. Has a PhD in education runs a school. Used to be fun and wild and now just needs a nap.
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Prickers and Mole
Last night we all went out to meet my sister in law's new boyfriend. We took the kids and went to this fancy Mexican restaurant. It was fun but of course after an hour B's foot was in the guacamole ...
Poor B
This morning was crazy. It started out with B pooping all over and trailing the poop all across the classroom leaving little piles of poop as he went. I handled it like a professional threatening him...
Why Kids Have More Fun
The Way S thinksYumm...rocks must put in mouthYumm...my foot must put in mouthYumm...dog's ear must put in mouthYumm...Mom's nose must put in mouthThe Way I thinkYumm... pizza must not put in mouthYum...
My Three Year Old and Umbrella and the Rain
Have you ever wondered how long it takes to walk 5 blocks to work in the rain with a three year old holding an umbrella? 25 min! Yes 25 min!You may ask, Suzie how could it take 25 minutes to walk 5 ...
You Know You've Lost Yourself to Motherhood When
Your IPod has at least one rendition of the Itsy Bitsy Spider on itYou tell everyone you meet including the UPS guy and cable guy that your baby has eaten strained carrots for the first timeWhile figh...
Why I Hate Happy Meals
On Friday when I went to B's classroom to pick him up he was looking sad standing alone by a cubby. I asked him what was wrong and he pointed to a toy it was a horrible looking purple thing that boar...
Better Than the Pill
My friend came over for a glass of wine after work yesterday. She and her husband are trying to have a baby and my son absolutely loves her. She came in and was greeted by the usual cast of characte...
Its As Bad As You Think
So I am walking home after work yesterday. B is in the stroller talking a mile a minute and S is strapped to me in the carrier.A woman walks besides me and says, "I know its not easy but you have two...
Alice My Alice
I love Alice. I need Alice. When you were a kid watching the Brady Bunch Alice she was a staple yes but as I've gotten older and had kids I find myself thinking about Alice a lot more. She was the ...
Crisco and Flop Sweat
This morning when I got to work S immediately did a big messy poo as she always does when she is wearing an especially cute outfit. I had her dressed in a jeans skirt with back tights. She looked cu...
Bathtime Horrors
Last night I was having a great time with B and S. S was screeching and B was busy eating dinner. I picked up S to give her a little snuggle when suddenly my wonderful little boy was replaced with a...
Wordless Wednesday And Stuff
Hey I know its not wordless but it is a photo sort of.Please click to enlarge----------------------------------------------------------------------Last night B and I were sitting on the couch. He was...
No No Rules
Today is my big presentation at the conference. I got so worked up about it I now have a blocked milk duct and I have managed to pull most of the muscles in my back and neck so I can only turn by sw...
Bigfoot Discovered at Local Supermarket
I went to see my parents this weekend in Philadelphia. It was nice to get away although S was not convinced and slept for only one hour on Friday night. Hubby was supposed to join me on Saturday mor...
Big Cash Giveaway or Make Your Own Chia Pet
Last night I went out with a friend of mine. It was a real rarity. She has a little girl and has as little time as I do to go out and play. After weeks of planning we finally set a day and went out...
Hurray!
I couldn't take it anymore. I am at work. I have no idea how stay at home Moms can take it. I am so awed by their strength. Me I am a wooss. I love my children I really do but after more than 48 ...
Bad Night
Such a bad night last night. B spiked a fever of 102.9. He was hot and scared and miserable. He slept in my bed (later the couch)curled at my feet and nearly rolled off the bed at 12am. He woke up wit...
Surprise!
So Saturday night I was nursing S around 1am I looked down for one minute and when I looked up again the cable box read 2am. I was so freaked out. I didn't know if I had fallen asleep without knowin...
The Wonders of the Day
I started the day again at 4:45am. S apparently had a monologue she had thought up during the full 2 hours of rest she had during the night and she just had to practice it at top volume. This was fo...
Bad Cabs
This weekend a cab driver tried to run over my little B. My hubby was trying to pull the stroller away from the speeding cab and since B wasn't strapped in he fell into the street. The cab barreled ...
My Little Jackson Pollack
I think its amazing how B always gives me enough material to be able to write about him almost every day but he does. I guess he is a talented three year old. In fact this morning when I got to work...
Pee Pee Hell- Tales From the Potty
Last night B tells me he has to go potty. I am busy nursing S so I tell him to go ahead without me. It gets really quiet. Too quiet. I finish nursing S put her down and walk into the bathroom. The...
My Little Stunt Man
I got 4 1/2 hours of sleep last night ! Straight! I got up this morning and I had lost 2 pounds. Amazing! I bet if I could get 8 hours sleep I would wake up 5 pounds smaller. I am feeling a little m...
Please Sir May I Have Some Sleep
Today I am frazzled and sort of miserable. I was up again every two and half hours. I woke up and thought my life is just falling to pieces but then I thought maybe I am just delirious from no cons...
I Cant Catch a Break
Sometimes it is the simple things I long for most. Like the ability to go to the potty without a little voice sweetly chiming Mommy...Mommy... Mommy...MOMMY I HAVE TA USE THE POTTY! MOMMY I GOTTA US...