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Life is Better When the RIGHT People are Angry

I don’t remember if I have told you lately about my frustration levels. They’ve been rather high. We started school almost 4 weeks ago, and it took me all of 2 days to announce that this is the last year I’m planning to keep the older boys at home....

Quote of the Day

Conversation with Captain Earthquake this morning: CE: I love you Mom. Me: I love you too sweetie….even if you do drive me CRAZY!! CE: We don’t always drive you crazy. Me: [laughing] Yes you do, all the time. CE: Not on holidays we don’t. Earnest...

Thoughts on Messy Rooms

I am a person who is obsessed with keen on order. Most of life is manageable because I follow my own little rules and systems. For example: when I take off the puppy’s collar, I set it on the dresser near the garage door. Then whenever I need to take her out, I...

Gratitude

I didn’t know what I wanted to say on the anniversary of 9/11 last week, so I didn’t post anything here on the blog. Instead we watched a little bit of the coverage in the morning and I explained the story to the boys again. The older boys were only 3 and...