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}
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}
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}
I have been searching for ways to find one activity that meets the learning needs of all my kids. I know motherhood comes with a multitasking requirement but my mind sort of starts spinning when someone is saying “how do you spell happy?” while someone else is asking me to draw a circle and someone else needs scissors and someone else is reciting the quadratic equation formula. So this week when I found ONE activity that worked for everyone, just {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}
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Are we missing anything? Oh right… the instructions on how I turned this baby furniture into must-be-dark-pink-because-it’s-her-favorite-color big girl furniture for my 4 going on 14 year-old. While I go search for a carpenter with pants. Or not. You can find my tutorial over at SheKnows. You might also like…The Candy EaterProof That I’m Losing My MindWordless Wednesday- Starting Young
I shower as the sun rises and before they realize it is a new day. Closing my laptop and vowing not to open it again, I gather the first of sleepy heads into my lap and watch his feet dangle, ever closer to the floor. There have been too many have to’s and one more minute’s and Mommy’s busy’s lately. Today the sippy cups are filled, snacks are packed and we are heading out to do what they want. As {Read More}
I have been trying to talk everyone and their brother (or maybe sister) into trying Pinterest. I truly think it is my most worthwhile internet addiction hobby. What is Pinterest? Remember when we were young and had cork boards? We would tear out a picture of our favorite New Kid on the Block or of that pink boombox that we had to have and tack it up to our board to gaze at daily while reading The Babysitters Club. That {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
