i need to manage my time better. i need to sleep. i need me time. waa, waa, waa. i really do need all of them but will settle for managing my time better and then the others will follow. i was doing the wash a load a laundry a day routine and it was really working. then the kids got sick and i took a day off which meant i started the next day ( Read more... )

the hawk returned today. it's the first it's been back for about a month now. although he wasn't as easily deterred this time and it took bran throwing something at the fence. he finally flew off. also it's gotten more determined as his feathers made it deeper in to the coop. gonna do some research as to how to keep him at bay since i want to be ( Read more... )

i took the girls to go see the pay what you can bonus show at a church downtown. the lady in charge of the show was a super bitch. she immediately took one look at us and said, "oh children. you know they can't make any noise. there is no talking or crying." she made the statement at least 4 times before we were allowed in the theater. at one point ( Read more... )

i re-realized that i am not that kind of woman. you know the kind that is really conservative, keeps her mouth shut and politely listens. no i am not her. i never have been and never will be. i thought i might be breaking into the mommy circle in juneau after 3 1/2 years, but i think i might have blown it because i am not overly religious, i know ( Read more... )

they grow up so fast. squiggles is already pulling herself up on the wall and inching her way down the hallway. she has been pulling herself up on the couch and other such objects that offer a handhold for a few weeks now. smooth surfaces are new, the last few days ( Read more... )

last night when putting belly to bed. she leaned over as if pretending to sleep then rolled over and with the most sincere look in her eyes said, mom. thanks for my party, thanks for my cake, thank you. tomorrow i will buy you something for doing so good ( Read more... )

i am going to have a busy week this week. still need to get a fe final touches for belly's bday party on sun. i can't believe she is going to be 4. where does the time go? squiggles is really crawling now. she follows us from room to room providing she doesn't get distracted by a plug or lint on the floor ( Read more... )

two minutes in to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 i still remember exactly what i was doing and how i felt. in fact there are few months that have gone by that i haven't flashed back to that day. i guess i could fall under the post traumatic growth label and call it a day or i can keep it on a longer loop in my head ( Read more... )

squiggles started crawling on sun but only on the carpet. the wood floors seem only conducive to the seal crawl still. and since it's a new skill she still reverts to the seal crawl when she really wants to book it. she is growing up so fast. although 8 months and counting and still no sign of teeth. poor dear loves to eat too. she is going to have ( Read more... )

raven identified squiggles' crawling technique...the seal crawl. it is the perfect description. she is really getting around. she is following us from room to room and has begun to pull herself up on furniture. mostly she gets to her knees and is all grins. she also loves to slide off my lap into a standing position. this weekend however she made ( Read more... )