So begins the “phase”
You know, for a brief shining moment there I thought a modicum of cleanliness had entered my life. I was no longer washing soiled undergarments (yay potty training!), Chance really [...]
Your regular voice works just as good
We have been infested. Infested in the most annoying manner. Specifically, this infestation belongs to the variety of..."Pleeeeeeeeeease?" Big puppy eyes, head tilt, long drawl out voice ending in that [...]
Soccer Moms and their contribution to the oil crisis
Our life without school Mornings: Watch kid TV and have leisurely breakfast Do activity sheets (i.e. coloring pages with letters on them); read stories Have lunch at home (home-baked bread, [...]
And then it turned a little chill
About to embark on seasonal coat shopping...ME: So Chance, what color jacket do you want? Do you still want black?CHANCE: No, I want a dick jacket.ME: What was that?CHANCE: Dick. [...]
Three Sucks
Chance had his first OT and speech therapy session yesterday. He really liked it. There were games involved and lots of play for about an hour and a half. He [...]
St. Porcelain’s
I look around my house and I know our household has truly arrived at the status of “family” because we are proliferating in more creatures (human and otherwise) than ever [...]
Being a Girl Is Just Safer
I have to preface this post with a detour down memory lane. Bear with me.I have three brothers. It should be no surprise that, growing up the only girl, I [...]
Burnt on Summer Already
The weather has gotten warm, there is sunlight until nearly 9:00, and I’m wearing shorts every day. It feels so good you hurry to schedule all those fun activities that [...]
Rethinking the Role Model
Chance has been on a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse kick and the more I watch the show the more I realize that there is something really odd going on up in [...]
In Which I am a Mean, Mean Mommy
So essentially, Chance is at a point where he has the potential to be completely potty-trained… but he’s not. Some of it is normal; he still gets too interested in playing [...]