a note about children: i do not like it when parents control their kids by continuously cajoling them with demands and instructions. there are four boys under the age of 6 at this house right now, and i am sick of the refrain created by the parents' continual commands. it's driving me crazy, and i can't hide it very well. this is why certain ( Read more... )

would like to seek refuge in exchanging emails and text messages with friends but instead am being good and *only* writing here. if you are one of the people with whom i would otherwise be communicating, i apologize. currently, i am supposed to be taking photos and explaining exactly who i am, as the majority of the guests at this party are ( Read more... )

this weekend i've traded the stress of life at home for the stress of life in a large family ( Read more... )

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