I Drove the Getaway Car
When I picked the girls up from daycare on Wednesday I was running super late. I’m supposed to get there by 6:30pm, or I have to pay $5 for every 5 minute increment after 6:30. I pulled into the...
View ArticleChanging of the Guard
As I explained earlier this week, I’m not great with change. Of any kind really, let alone change that affects me and my family on a day-to-day basis. So imagine my dismay when Greenleigh’s teacher...
View ArticleNot Quite Picture Perfect
So today’s the day that I dread each year…school picture day. I mean, I used to dread it when I was a kid, but now that I’m a parent, it has a whole new meaning. It’s the day when I bring my clean,...
View ArticleThe 5 Second Rule
Last Saturday, we were at a birthday party when Hazeline dropped a chip that she was eating. Erajh and I were sitting and talking with some of the other parents when it happened, so by the time I...
View ArticleIt’s a Happy Day, It’s a Sad Day
Today marks Hazeline’s one year anniversary at daycare. It was one year ago that I grudgingly carried my pudgy little (okay, technically, she was pretty big) 3 month old into daycare and left her...
View ArticleBirthday Invite Woes: A Mommy WWYD?
Early last week as I was picking the girls up from daycare one of the teachers said, “Hold on, don’t go yet. There’s something here for you.” She proceeded to run back to Hazeline’s classroom and...
View ArticleA Milestone of Sorts
This morning as I was dropping Greenleigh off at school she asked why she couldn’t ride the school bus. Funny how something I was so embarrassed about having to ride when I was in middle school, is so...
View ArticleWhere is that mommy handbook when you need it?
Early last week, I was getting Greenleigh ready for bed when she suddenly looked up at me and said, “Mommy, Brandon said he’s not my friend.” Ugh. There’s been a lot of this in my house lately....
View ArticleShould This Bother Me?
Hazeline has a favorite teacher. Well, several favorites, but one in particular that she goes running to each morning, all the while saying the teachers name under her breath until she reaches her...
View ArticleThe First Day is the Hardest…
It’s the day that I’ve dreaded since I went out on maternity leave 4 months ago – Everett’s first day of daycare. I knew it was coming, there’s just no way to really prepare for it. And while you’d...
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