Summer? What summer? I’m beginning to believe that here in the inland northwest there is no summer. I think we just have three seasons. FallWinter andNot Quite Spring We are in the middle of Not Quite Spring right now. Temperatures have been hovering around 60 degrees and it rains nearly every single day. I don’t remember spring ever being this cold and wet growing up in Wisconsin. I’m thinking about piling the kids in the van and heading south for the summer. Does that sound like a good idea? Here’s…
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Yesterday
Yesterday it seemed so far away….is that how it goes? Let’s just say I had a crazy day and here I am sitting in my pajamas with my empty coffee mug blogging about it. That is the way it goes, right? When something happens us mom bloggers rush over to our computer to rant about it. Writing it down gives us a rush. It makes us feel good. It is kind of like the feeling you get after eating a chocolate bar. Anyway, back to my first point; yesterday. As…
Read MoreStill Waiting for Spring
I don’t like cold weather. In fact, I think I’ve complained about the cold all my life. Growing up in Wisconsin you think that I would be used to it by now, but I guess I never did get used to the cold. I was spoiled for the two years that I lived in California. But the nice weather was one of the very few things I liked about living in the Golden State. Up here in the Inland Northwest we’ve had unusually cold temperatures. The weather forecasters have said…
Read MoreMy Kid is Smarter Than Me
I am amazed at the talents and abilities of my children. I have a creative one, an entertaining one, an athletic one, a cute one and of course the kid who constantly surprises me, the smart one. I love them all and try my best not to compare them to each other. However, when I talk about Parrot around Goose she gets jealous and upset. I am sorry but he is only three and he blows my mind every single day. In fact it terrifies me. All of his life,…
Read MoreI am Going To Lose My Mind
I decided to take a break from Wordless Wednesday today. We have been super busy and I haven’t had the time to update this blog like I should. Goose has been busy with choir. She had a festival yesterday and got home after 8pm. The co zoo keeper is out of town this week so I had to pile all the little ones in the van and pick goose up from school. That was an adventure! When I got to her school, Parrot was throwing a fit because he wanted…
Read MoreWinter Blaahs
It is March and when I look out my window I see this: and this: and more of this: This is our first winter up in the Pacific Northwest. I had no idea it would last this long. However, according to the locals here it usually does not snow in March and the snow does not stay on the ground this long either. Yesterday the sun came out and the kids and I got excited. I suggested that we all go outside and ride our bikes. I got all four…
Read MoreButt Monkey
Monkey doesn’t talk very much, but we are working on adding new words to his vocabulary every day. Recently, as I was changing his diaper I was trying to get him to say his first name. I kept on repeating, “What is your name, little boy?” over and over again. Finally he replied, “Butt.” I laughed hysterically. So now we call him “Butt Monkey.” I think that one is going to stick. Fancy Feast Poultry and Beef Feast Classic Pate Collection Grain Free Wet Cat Food Variety Pack – (Pack…
Read MoreJuggling Motherhood and Life
I work from home and I try my best to not let that get in the way of my main responsibility as a mother. Yesterday my parenting skills, time management skills and my person as a whole were tested. I love my job as a writer, blogger, online merchant and social media expert. I sit in front of my computer and network with moms from all over the world. These online friendships mean a lot to me because I am stuck in this house with four small children all day…
Read MoreAre all Teens Drama Queens?
Goose turned fourteen yesterday. I feel so old when I think about being a mother of a teenager, but then I remember that I was just a teen when she was born and then I don’t feel as old. Goose loves to sing. She is in choir and she sings and dances to Broadway musicals with her sister. All weekend she was complaining about having a scratchy thought. She said that she wasn’t able to sing high notes anymore. “I used to have a beautiful soprano voice,” complained Goose, “But…
Read MoreAnchors Aweigh
I wish someone made one of these bad boys for chairs. I would be their best customer. When Monkey wants something he goes and gets it by pushing the dining room chairs all over the house. Sharp knives, small appliances, and household cleaning supplies are his favorites. I can not put them high enough. Do your kids move your furniture all over the place? PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Litter Tray Refills, Premium Blue Crystals, 3-Pack, Disposable Tray, Includes Leak Protection & Low Tracking Litter, Absorbs Odors On Contact 4.6 out of…
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