Life after loss with one teenager, two surviving triplets and a rainbow baby
My three year-old was officially introduced to Peeps this weekend. He sat at the table wide-eyed while his siblings explained that yes there was sparkly stuff on the outside and gooey stuff on the inside. Once the shock wore off and the sugar-high kicked in, I confiscated the rest of the boxes to try out some new Easter treats. They turned out great and were easy enough to make that the Peep-filled little people helped too. Before you head to {Read More}
When I was young I had this vision of my future self, married with kids. In my spectacularly clueless vision I was dressed in one of those flowy white sundresses and running through a field (tall, blowing grass of course) with a long line of blonde children and a gorgeous husband. No one was fighting over who was holding whose hand or rolling in every speck of dirt or saying Moommmmmmm, of course. Fast forward one teen pregnancy and then {Read More}
I got all crafty again and tried to turn a few old vases into candle holders. In summary: Nothing exploded, there were no hazardous fumes AND they actually turned out great. Here’s what you need: -any candle holder or vase, as long as it has a smooth, even surface -two sided tape or Mod Podge -vellum paper Find a favorite photo and print it out on your vellum paper. Make sure to size your photo to fit on your vase before printing. (I {Read More}
It started snowing this week just about the time my husband headed out of town and took my patience with him on a train five hours away. The kids were excited and couldn’t wait to play outside before my morning coffee touched my cup. I know, know, know I should have been excited and digging through the hats and gloves for matching sets that they would return with, two seconds after they got outside, asking for new ones, dry ones, {Read More}
Lately I’ve been inching closer to the illusion that I am Suzy Homemaker (minus the perfectly coifed hair, homemade meals that taste good and super cute apron). I’ve been creating all kinds of crafts and activities for the kids at home and every time they love one I think this is blogging gold maybe I really could be a craft blogger. We created a homemade theater, homeschool activities and I even gave you my tips for removing crayon and permanent marker {Read More}
I was “tsk-ed” yesterday. It was barely 9 am in the preschool parking lot but it felt like 8 pm in a house with no wine. I was unloading the kids one after another from the car and my three year-old who has decided that doing anything for attention is the new black, darted away from me. I yelled. I usually do the grit-my-teeth “get. back. here.” move so they know I’m serious but he freaked me out just enough {Read More}
When you lose balance, the body’s natural reaction is to take a step forward to stay upright or put your hands out to catch yourself or just to remember to get back up again. I tend to do none of these. While I’m falling, I turn inwards to think about it, wondering what made me fall and how long it will take and if it’s going to hurt less or more than the last time. My reflex to brace myself {Read More}
Once we decided I would homeschool McKenna my mind started spinning about how I was going to do this. Where do I find worksheets? How much time do I spend on handwriting? Spelling? Counting? I quickly went to twitter and asked on my Facebook page and found some great resources to create my plan. And then we began. And her difficulty with small motor tasks made my little worksheets a failure. Writing was causing her to fatigue (and get frustrated) {Read More}
On one of our ninety million field trips of summer vacation that I am now too tired to attempt, we went to a nearby science center. They had this great sand-like powder that was soft, yet moldable. My kids couldn’t get enough of this dreamy stuff. I tried steering them away because what always happens ultimately did, and Sawyer was scooping the dreamy stuff out of its massive container instead of in, then the kind Science Center Lady said, “don’t {Read More}
In case you haven’t heard because you have unfollowed me on twitter and Facebook to avoid my potty training talk, I am working as a zookeeper training the last of my kids. It is going pretty well. We’ve trained three before him so we know what we are in for and are always prepared. He is independent and dedicated to the cause. Because we know how important a strict regimen is, he is never left on his own and is consistently {Read More}
I'm Jessica, 30-something mom to five, four in my arms and one in my heart.
On any given day you will find me taxi-ing a teenager, mopping up our latest "art project" and trying to remember when I turned the crock pot on… all the while, looking for the closest Starbucks drive thru. more
