Today is “Take Your Future to Work Day.” It used to be called “Take Your Daughter to Work Day.” I can only assume that little boys all across the country got pissed so they changed it. My oldest daughter, Sweet Angel, gets to go with daddy for the first time this year. (Feisty Girl hates [...]

I got some great feedback after my last post entitled Battery Induced Sleep when I shared that Super Pooper only napped well in the swing or bouncy seat. One mom said that she’d “been there, done that,” while one dad asked where he could get a bouncy seat in his size! A fellow mommy blogger [...]

Is it bad that Super Pooper only naps in the baby swing? Well, that’s not entirely true. She also naps in her bouncy seat and car seat. It’s not that I haven’t tried putting her down in her bassinette, cradle and crib (yes, she has three beds), it’s just that she doesn’t stay asleep there [...]

The battle of the bottle is over . . . and not a day too soon. Today is my last day of maternity leave. Well, actually, my last day of maternity leave was April 2, but that day came and went because Super Pooper refused to take a bottle. And when I say “refused” I [...]

The kids are off school this week. So with that comes a lot of simultaneous conversations each day. You know the kind where one of your children starts talking to you and the other one insists on talking to you at the exact same moment. “Mom, you won’t believe what happened . . . Mommy! [...]

At exactly the same moment I finished Friday’s blog entry about hoping we don’t kill the neighbors’ fish, Feisty Girl yells to me, “Mommy! It’s floating!” I’m seriously not making this up. The irony was palpable. Although there were six fish in the house at this point, I knew the odds were against us. Sure [...]

I’m not out of bed five minutes this morning before Feisty Girl comes into the bathroom while I’m showering wearing her tiara and cheetah print pajamas and tells me something that puts a shot of terror through my heart. While I was asleep (the kids have today off and yes I’m blessed to be able [...]

Ah!!!!! I’ve got so much to do today. I really need Super Pooper to take a long nap. Please! Please! Please! Sleep well and sleep long. No, I don’t have a big meeting and I’m not finding a cure for cancer; I have to get ready for my annual Easter egg hunt! While it may [...]

What do I mean when I say I’m a Believer in Balance? Hmmm. Good question. Thank you. See what happens when you work at home by yourself. You start talking to yourself. I often bounce ideas off of Super Pooper, but she’s indisposed at the moment.
Is that the word I mean? Let me look it [...]